Abstract:
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of the use of
accounting software on the processing of financial information. An exploratory
research design was used and the population was all the finance offices of
Ghana Education service at New Juaben Municipality. A probability
convenient sampling technique was used to select sample of 50 employees in
the finance department across the New Juaben Municipality. Questionnaire was
used to collect data and data analysed with Statistical Package for Social
Sciences. The study found a positive relationship between use of accounting
software and efficiency of processing financial information. Moreover, use of
accounting software accounts for 7% of changes in the efficiency of processing
financial information from the study. Furthermore, the study found that
accounting software is used for undertaking all accounting activities and
acceptance by employees, knowledge and skills of employees and cost-benefit
analysis influenced decision to use accounting software. Also, the skills and
expertise of employees in operating accounting software was average. The
study concludes that accounting software has positive impact on the processing
of financial information. It is recommended that Ghana Education Service
should develop the knowledge and skills of employees in operating accounting
software.
