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Accounting Information Systems: Essential Concepts and Applications Fourth Edition by Wilkinson, Cerullo, Raval, and Won

Accounting Information Systems: Essential Concepts and Applications Fourth Edition by Wilkinson, Cerullo, Raval, and Wong-On-Wing. The Study of Accounting Information Systems. What Is Accounting?.

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Accounting Information Systems: Essential Concepts and Applications Fourth Edition by Wilkinson, Cerullo, Raval, and Won

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  1. Accounting Information Systems: Essential Concepts and ApplicationsFourth Edition by Wilkinson, Cerullo,Raval, and Wong-On-Wing The Study of Accounting Information Systems

  2. What Is Accounting? • It is the principal way of organizing and reporting financial information. It has been called the “language of business.” • Accounting and information systems comprise the functional area of business responsible for providing information to the other areas to enable them to do their jobs and for reporting the results to interested parties. • To that end, an accounting system is used to identify, analyze, measure, record, summarize, and communicate relevant economic information to interested parties.

  3. What Is a System? • A System is an entity consisting of interacting parts that are coordinated to achieve one or more common objectives. Systems must possess

  4. FEEDBACK SYSTEM INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

  5. FEEDBACK INFORMATION SYSTEM INFORMATION DATA INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

  6. Data Versus Information • Data are raw facts and figures that are processed to produce information • Information is data that have been processed and are meaningful and useful to users. The terms “meaningful” and “useful” are value-laden terms and usually subsume other qualities such as timeliness, relevance, reliability, consistency, comparability, etc.

  7. Functional Steps in Transforming Data into Information • Data collection - capturing, recording, validating and editing data for completeness and accuracy • Data Maintenance/Processing - classifying, sorting, calculating data • Data Management - storing, maintaining and retrieving data • Data Control - safeguarding and securing data and ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the same • Information Generation - interpreting, reporting, and communicating information

  8. What Is an Information System? • An Information system is a framework in which data is collected, processed, controlled and managed through stages in order to provide information to users • It evolves over time and becomes more formalized as a firm grows and becomes more complex. It can be a manual or computerized system • Firms depend on information systems in order to survive and stay competitive

  9. The Universal Data Processing Model Storage Processing Consumers } Exchange Events Internal Events Environmental Events

  10. Accounting Information System • An Accounting Information System is a unified structure that employs physical resources and components to transform economic data into accounting information for external and internal users.

  11. Organization Environment of the Firm Information System Business Firm Operational System The Business Firm as a System Organization’s functions AIS Transaction Cycles Business Events from Operations

  12. System Characteristics of Business Firms • Objectives • Environment • Constraints • Input-Process-Output • Feedback • Controls • Subsystems

  13. ENVIRONMENT Customers Suppliers ORGANIZATION INFORMATION SYSTEM INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT FEEDBACK Regulatory Stockholders Competitors Agencies FUNCTIONS OF AN INFORMATION SYSTEM

  14. SALES & MANUFACTURING FINANCE ACCOUNTING HUMAN MARKETING RESOURCES TYPES OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS KIND OF SYSTEM GROUPS SERVED STRATEGIC LEVEL SENIOR MANAGERS MANAGEMENT LEVEL MIDDLE MANAGERS KNOWLEDGE LEVEL KNOWLEDGE & DATA WORKERS OPERATIONAL OPERATIONAL LEVEL MANAGERS

  15. AIS as an MIS Subsystem Sales/ Marketing Production Info AIS Personnel Finance

  16. Order entry/Sales Billing/A.Rec./Cash receipts Purchasing/A. Pay./Cash disb. Inventory Payroll General ledger Production Relationship of AIS & MIS MIS Finance Sales/Marketing Production AIS Personnel

  17. Order entry Sales System Purchasing/ A.Payable/ CashDisb. System Inventory System Shipping Receiving Revenue Cycle Expenditure Cycle General Ledger System Human Resource Management (Payroll) System Billing/ A. Receivable CashReceipts System Ext/Fin. reporting Tax & req. reporting Internal reporting Examples of AIS Subsystems(Merchandising) No Planning/Control, Investment, or Production Cycles reflected here

  18. Facilities Manufacturing Firm Supporting Operations Labor (human services) Material from Supplier Acquiring Materials Producing Finished Goods Storing Finished Goods Shipping Finished Goods Goods to Customer Data Information AIS Funds Funds Data and information flow Physical flows The Operational System of a Manufacturing Firm

  19. Inventory System Purchasing/ A.Payable/ CashDisb. System Production System Production Cycle Human Resource Management (Payroll System General Ledger System Examples of AIS Subsystems: Production Cycle No Revenue, and Investment Cycles reflected here

  20. Organizational Structure in Business Firms • Hierarchical • Matrix: Blend functional and project-oriented structures • Decentralized • Network

  21. Objectives and Users of AIS • Support day-to-day operations • Transaction processing • Support Internal Decision-Making • Trend Analyses • Quantitative & Qualitative Data • Non-transactional sources • Help fulfill Stewardship Role

  22. Resources Required for an AIS • Processor(s): Manual or Computerized • Data Base(s): Data Repositories • Procedures: Manual or Computerized • Input/Output Devices • Miscellaneous Resources

  23. Reasons for Studying Accounting Information Systems • Career accountants will be users, auditors, and developers of AIS • Modern-day AIS are complex because of new technologies • Concepts studied in AIS are integrated into every other accounting course

  24. Information-Oriented Professionals • An array of professionally trained persons from different fields of study have focused on providing information to users • These professionals include system and managerial accountants and auditors, system analysts and industrial engineers • Professional certifications are increasing. These include Certified Computing Professional, Certified Information Systems Auditor, Certified Managerial Accountant, Certified Fraud Examiner, etc.

  25. Roles of Accountants With Respect to an AIS • Financial accountants prepare financial information for external decision-making in accordance with GAAP • Managerial accountants prepare financial information for internal decision-making

  26. Roles of Accountants With Respect to an AIS • Auditors - evaluate controls and attest to the fairness of the financial statements. • Accounting managers - control all accounting activities of a firm. • Tax specialists - develop information that reflects tax obligations of the firm. • Consultants- devise specifications for the AIS.

  27. Ethical Standards for Consulting • Professional competence • Exercise due professional care • Plan and supervise all work • Obtain relevant data to support reasonable recommendations • Maintain integrity and objectivity • Understand and respect the responsibilities of all parties • Disclose any conflicts of interest

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