A Dissertation Submitted to in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the
Award of Degree of Master in Accounting and Finance (MSc. A & F) of Mzumbe
University.
Many Companies, organizations, and NGO’s has established the use of Computers as
well as the accounting packages that will help them in preparation of different books
of accounts like, general ledger, account receivable, account payable as well as
inventory control, these books will help them in preparation of financial statements.
Larger firms may choose to implement a customized solution which integrates a vast
amount of data from many different departments. For smaller firms often choose an
off the shelf product.
Emergence of computers has enhanced the efficiency and effectiveness of accounting
package and data storage in all financial institutions. Before initiation of computers
most organization had various information systems. The introduction of computer
technology in organizations facilitates the implementation of centralized information
system to all departments of an organization.
In this study the researcher examined the efficiency of accounting packages used by
NBC Corporate branch in terms of speed, accuracy, scalability and power as well as
factors affecting the application of accounting packages and finding the solution so
as to minimize the risk involved. The data collection methods used by the researcher
were interview and questionnaire. The report was written to summarize all the
activities and information gathered during data collection. Simple randomly
sampling from staffs in Accounts and Finance Department, sampling method, and
purposive sampling to other staffs engaged in accounting package will be used as the
main sampling techniques.