Businesses’ Choice for an Accounting Software
Dbouk, Ahmad (2022)
2022
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022060315210
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2022060315210
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Every business whether small, medium, or big needs a tool to help organize and keep a record of its Finances. Before computers and digitalization, it may have been a notebook, but nowa-days almost every business relies on accounting software.
This research-based thesis aims to study how companies choose their accounting system. To reach the required conclusion, the author studied theoretically the different types of accounting systems and studied the structure of the accounting department in different companies. The study also included the possible job positions that companies may have in the field of finance and accounting, the hierarchy between the positions, and the tasks.
This thesis consists of a theoretical and empirical part. The theory part aims for developing a good understanding of what is accounting software in general, its features, and types and how does accounting sector operate in a company, and the structure of the accounting department in companies. The empirical part focuses on data collected to answer the research objective.
The study employs qualitative research techniques in the form of a fully structured interview. The respondents are professionals in the field of accounting. An interview section will be carried on collecting data on how companies decide on choosing the right accounting software
The overall conclusion of the results was presented in the form of findings, which did include patterns and features that companies pursue when choosing an accounting system. The conclu-sion was also presented in the form of two tables that did summarize features that meant the most for the companies and industry-specific features that companies needed as a must.
This research-based thesis aims to study how companies choose their accounting system. To reach the required conclusion, the author studied theoretically the different types of accounting systems and studied the structure of the accounting department in different companies. The study also included the possible job positions that companies may have in the field of finance and accounting, the hierarchy between the positions, and the tasks.
This thesis consists of a theoretical and empirical part. The theory part aims for developing a good understanding of what is accounting software in general, its features, and types and how does accounting sector operate in a company, and the structure of the accounting department in companies. The empirical part focuses on data collected to answer the research objective.
The study employs qualitative research techniques in the form of a fully structured interview. The respondents are professionals in the field of accounting. An interview section will be carried on collecting data on how companies decide on choosing the right accounting software
The overall conclusion of the results was presented in the form of findings, which did include patterns and features that companies pursue when choosing an accounting system. The conclu-sion was also presented in the form of two tables that did summarize features that meant the most for the companies and industry-specific features that companies needed as a must.