DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERIZED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS (A CASE STUDY OF UNTH, ENUGU)

ABSTRACT The proper management and utilization of financial resources has over the years been the bed rock of growth, expansion and continual existence of the world most popular industries and business organizations. In contrast, the liquidation of once popular organizations is dependent on the allocation and improper utilization of financial resources used in the running of these organization. However, due to the inadequacies and imperfection of human beings, a lot of problems such as misappropriation, misallocation and mismanagement of financial resources, using manual and mechanical method over the years has led to the collapse of many organizations. This work is directed towards the computerization of the already existing financial management system used in monitoring the allocation and proper utilization of financial resources used in running of the organization by ensuring faster accurate and credible financial reports as well as identifying the various problems which are inherent and encountered in the manual and mechanical methods of determining the funds to be allocated to the various working areas, (departments) in accordance to the budgetary system. Therefore the introduction of computer would be platform on which the actualization of the design and implementation of financial management system of the case study of this project work should be achieved.    TABLE OF CONTENT Title Pageii Certificationiii Dedicationiv Acknowledgementv Abstractvii Table of contentix
CHAPTER ONE 1.0Introduction1 1.1Statement of problem2 1.2Purpose of study3 1.3Aims and objectives4 1.4Delimitation5 1.5Limitation5 1.6Assumptions6 1.7Definition of terms7
CHAPTER TWO 2.0Literature Review10
CHAPTER THREE 3.0Description and Analysis of existing system19 3.1Fact findings method 19 3.2Procedure for data collection20 3.3Organizational structure21 3.4Objectives of the existing system22 3.5Input, Process and Output analysis23 3.6Information flow diagram25 3.7Problems of the existing system26 3.8Justification for the new system26
CHAPTER FOUR 4.0Design of the new system28 4.1Output specification and design28 4.2Input specification and design30 4.3File design32 4.4Procedure chart33 4.5System flowchart34 4.6System requirement.36
CHAPTER FIVE 5.0Implementation 37 5.1Program design37 5.2Program flowchart38
CHAPTER SIX 6.0Documentation41
CHAPTER SEVEN 7.0Recommendation And Conclusion44 7.1Recommendation44 7.2Conclusion45 References47