Abstract:
This independent study is an empirical investigation that aimed to examine the impact of GFMIS on the quality of financial reporting of public entities in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya District.
The study was based on the opinions of accounting/finance officers at the operational and management levels. A mixed methods approach was applied using questionnaire surveys and interviews. The statistical analyses included percentage, frequencies, standard deviation, one-way ANOVA, and Pearsons correlation analysis.
The results showed that the factors influencing the quality of financial reporting were human resource factors, which were comprised of educated accounting staff, experienced staff, and well-trained information technology staff. These factors showed a high-level impact on the quality of financial reporting. In addition, the GFMIS factors such as budgeting management systems and accounting and finance systems also had an impact on the quality of financial reporting at a high level. From the analysis, the results showed a negative relation between the budgeting management system and the quality of financial reporting, while the other factors had no relationship with the quality of financial reporting. The respondents believed that although GFMIS had an impact on the quality of financial reporting to some extent, the financial reporting had to be of a high quality because it played an important role on the management decision. The financial reporting has to be understandable, relevant, reliable, and comparable.