Transformation Of Government’s Computerised Accounting System(CAS): Case in Jabatan Akauntan Negara Malaysia (JANM)

ABSTRACT

This research is focused in the Computerised Accounting System (CAS) that conceptually applied in Jabatan Akauntan Negara Malaysia (JANM). It is important to view the level of transformation of Branch Accounting System (BAS) towards Government Financial Management Accounting System (GFMAS). This transformation is because of the problems that occurred and needs to be improving on the efficiency of processes in particular system so that the public sector or government will achieve the level of outstanding development and achievement soon. This information is gathered from the interview amongst all experienced staffs in JAMN at Labuan Branch towards the application of this system. The result from the interview is referred to seven (7) successful factors of the successfulness of application system as a measure to the content, accuracy of the report, format of the report, ease to use, time, speed of the operation and reliability of the system according to Doll and Torkzadeh’s model. Besides of JAMN, the Malaysian Administrative Modernization and Management Planning Unit (MAMPU) also very important and helps in gathering information which is more efficiency whenever the current system and established for each JAMN branches soon.

Keywords: Computerised Accounting System (CAS), Branch Accounting System (BAS), Government Financial Management Accounting System (GFMAS), transformation