1 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition, 9781119979678 Chapter 9 Using Accounting Information for Decision Making, Planning.

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1 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition, Chapter 9 Using Accounting Information for Decision Making, Planning and Control

Overview Accounting & information systems Data collection Types of Information Systems Business processes Internal controls Developing information systems 2 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Information systems (IS) A system that collects information and presents it to management –Data is raw. Information is data made usable by summarisation/ analysis IS strategy –sets out the long term information requirements of the organisation consistent with its strategy & provides ‘umbrella’ for the information technologies used 3 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Information technology (IT) IT strategy –Defines the specific systems that are required to satisfy the information needs of the organisation – hardware, software & operating systems Information management (IM) strategy –Ensuring that information is available to users Databases, data warehouses, reporting systems, etc. 4 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Accounting information system (AIS) An AIS uses technology to capture, store, process, and report accounting information –Requirements: Reliable, timely, accurate, complete, concise, understandable –Benefits: improved decision making, customer service, product/service quality, productivity, reduced cost, etc. 5 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Methods of data collection Computers have automated routine tasks EPOS EFTPOS E-commerce (B2B, B2C, EDI) Capturing transactions (financial & non- financial elements) and the multiple aspects of those transactions 6 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Types of information system Transaction processing Management information systems (MIS) Enterprise resource planning systems (ERP) –E.g. SAP, Oracle Strategic enterprise management (SEM) Decision support systems (DSS) Executive Information Systems (EIS) Expert systems 7 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Business processes Hierarchical organization structure –Specialisation of tasks E.g. Sales, Warehouse, Accounting departments Horizontal business process –Satisfying customer demand E.g. Order fulfilment, purchasing processes Business process Reengineering as ‘the fundamental rethinking and radical design of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in critical contemporary measures of performance, such as cost, quality, service, and speed’ (Hammer & Champy, 1993) 8 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Business process illustration 9 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Internal control The whole system of controls, financial and otherwise, established in order to provide reasonable assurance of effective and efficient operation; internal financial control; and compliance with laws and regulations (CIMA) 10 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Internal controls for information systems Security controls –To prevent unauthorised access, modification or destruction of data Recruitment, training, supervision Personnel: separation of duties Access to computers and data Software authorisation 11 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Internal controls for information systems Application controls –To prevent, detect and correct transaction processing errors Input, Processing & Output controls for each application Network controls Firewalls, data encryption, etc Contingency controls Backups, business continuity plans 12 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Internal controls for developing information systems Steering committee oversight Stages –Feasibility study –Systems design –Testing –Implementation Project management: –Project planning –Management support –Roles & responsibilities –Resourcing –Quality control –Risk management –Design & approval –Testing & implementation –User involvement & training –Communication 13 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,

Key points Information systems for accounting or broader management information systems Methods of data collection using technology Types of Information Systems, especially ERPS Horizontal business processes Internal controls for information systems, including new systems development 14 © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Accounting for Managers, 4th edition,