FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING INFORMATION AS AN AID TO MANAGEMENT DECISION MAKING

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

The achievement of this goal necessitates both the identification and publication of a sufficient amount of information deemed relevant by the users.

The information obtained from the financial accounting report is referred to as financial accounting information. The purpose of providing data is to assist management and other users in making choices. As a result, the accuracy of decision-making is dependent on the design of a management information system that is both effective and efficient.

The accounting department is in charge of preparing financial accounting data in such a way that consumers may get the most out of it.

The art or science of selecting among alternative administrative actions can be described as decision making. The art or science of decision making allows a company’s management to select from a set of previously analyzed and reviewed options.

When it comes to the usage of financial accounting data, there are two types of decision makers. There are two types of users: external and internal. Creditors, shareholders, government agencies, trade unions, and other internal users are represented by management. Managers are the primary users of financial accounting data, as they require it to plan.

Financial accounting information has a significant impact on the management of any firm, albeit the amount of this impact is unknown.

STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM

Certain business owners do not have adequate accounting systems in place to track operating costs and revenues. They don’t require the warnings conveyed by financial accounting data. This lack of financial accounting knowledge may result in the firm’s objectives being achieved in an ineffective and inefficient manner.

Managers and external users can only acquire a picture of the organization as a whole by looking at accounting data. Managers who are unaware of this do not value an accountant’s examination of the financial accounting data generated. This could lead to incorrect decisions and have an impact on the company’s profitability and performance.

Some organizations may not employ expert hands because of a lack of financial layout, inadequate planning, or ignorance, causing the impact and importance of financial accounting information on decisions taken to go unnoticed or ungained by the organization.

The researchers in this study will attempt to demonstrate the information management that can be derived from financial accounting, as well as its utility in company decision-making.

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

The following are the study’s goals:

1. Determine whether there is a link between the effective use of financial accounting data and the decisions taken in an organization.
2. Determine whether or whether a company’s performance is linked to the efficient and effective use of financial accounting data.
3. To identify issues that may limit or facilitate the effective use of financial accounting data.
4. To give suggestions on how to make better use of the information provided by the accounting system.
5. Every firm may have a different impact. This research will look into how monetary and financial data organized in a professional accounting style affects managerial decisions.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

The following groups would greatly benefit from this work.

Analysts in the financial field.
Students and researchers in economics
Shareholders and investors
Creditors
The general public and labor unions.

The following are the significant contributions of this work:

To company executives as a tool for assessing their performance and determining whether they are paying attention to financial accounting data.
To investigate the application of financial accounting as an information system in greater depth.
To other academics or research scholars interested in conducting additional research on the issue or relevant themes.
It will provide light on how financial accounting information is used by businesses to make decisions.

SCOPES AND LIMITATIONS OF STUDY

Because study into financial accounting information alone would be substantial, this work tends to encompass the use of financial accounting information in decision making.

The goal of such decision-making is to increase the firm’s profitability.