ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEM IN THE CASE OF INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to assess the implementation and effectiveness of accounting information system employed in ILRI Ethiopia office especially IDS, CAFM, HR4U and unit4 Agresso from October 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018. Users of information system in ILRI were selected as the total population. The sample size determination techniques were judgmental sampling techniques. Primary data and questionnaire with Likert scale was used to measure the strength of respondent’s agreement with a clear statement on five-point ratings. Descriptive statistic and Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) were used to analyze the data. The result reveled that using different software is wastage of time, incurred unnecessary expense and it create a duplication of work. Also, most of respondents agreed on using unit4 Agresso integrated AIS software which is reliable and already employed in ILRI. The finding indicated that there is not enough training intervention to capacitate employees on the system. Insufficient training and inexperience will lead to error and delay also the success or failure of the integrated system can be linked to this. There is well Infrastructure, usefulness, security and flexibility of ILRI AIS. CAFM training is given only to engineering unit and this software is used by one unit only, there is also a knowledge Gap on IDS. Fast pay software neutral response is high because there is no training given except one accountant even to other accountants. About 51% agree on using unit4 Agresso for payroll transaction recording. And most of respondents are disagree and neutral to use HR4U software rather than unit4 Agresso software for payroll transaction record.