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ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Title: ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Category: Business & Economy / Accounting
Details: Words: 1101 | Pages: 4.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Information and Accounting Functions
What is the function of contemporary accountants? What is an accounting information system (AIS)?
Changes in technology have altered the role of accountants. Traditionally, AIS has had its own set of specific functions and has relied on its own devices, such as journals and ledgers, and its own procedures, double-entry bookkeeping. Accounting developed, maintained, and operated the AIS independently of other business functions. Accountants were narrowly focused on the production and …showed first 75 words of 1101 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 1101 total…with whether systems function properly and risks associated with the collection and processing of data. Auditors must examine the controls associated with information systems and determine whether the controls can be relied on in determining whether information is reliable. These audits involve assessing where errors may occur in systems and whether controls exist to prevent, detect, and correct errors. An organization's computer system and information systems function are a major focus of the audit process.
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