Abstract: The objective of the study is to understand IFMIS on reporting element, examine efficiency of budgeting, cash management and procurement on organizational performance IFMIS as system of accountability and the level of assistance of IFMIS and its contribution to change management in the county government of West Pokot. This study adopted an explanatory research design with the target population being all West Pokot county government employees involved with IFMIS modules; the budgeting module, reporting module, the procurement module, and cash management. The performance of the system on productivity, the design of the study is to give questionnaires to the entire departments in the county government, the questionnaire incorporate questions on different modules to help the study to develop its findings.The estimated population or the sample size is of 70 individual working for the County Government of west Pokot in different capacities. Data collection was done by use of both qualitative and quantitative method of statistical inference. The study used presentation in the form of pie charts, bar graphs, tally sheets and any statistical tool. The key finding was to enable these study to bring out the role of IFMIS on performance management in the county government of West Pokot.The expected output from the study has help to understand the IFMIS system and the effectiveness of the modules, and the accountability of the system. The study examined the past three years of the system to the county government of west Pokot and how the system has improved productivity, reduction on corruption, improve on individual workers performance and overall performance of the county government of West Pokot.The target population was stratified into categories of ranks in the organization. The study involve all cadres of employees in these County government of West Pokot. The sample population was 70 individuals who have been active user of the system in different ranks and files in the county government of West Pokot. The IFMIS system helped organizational performance to effective and efficiency through the following: Cash management contributed to organizational performance by 79%, while budgeting contributed about 80%, Reporting contributed to 77%, and Effective procurement contributed to 72%. The study concluded that all the variable studied gave positive and expected sign on organizational performance by integrated financial management information system. The IFMIS system helped efficient, effective and accountable system which is strategic and tactical to the organizational performance. The evidence assisted to reinforce the notion that IFMIS as system aid organizational performance in the department. I therefore recommendation the system to any public entity to help in the long term tackling of financial management, On performance (Chene,2009) argued that a well-designed integrated financial management information system (IFMIS) contain the following characteristics: it is a management tool, It provides a wide range of non-financial and financial information, it is a system and it impacts on corruption. Hove and Wynne (2010). An IFMIS assists management in ensuring accountability for the deployment and uses of public resources and in improving the effectiveness and efficiency of public expenditure programs, the study concurs with Hove and Wynne IFMIS system which in turn enhances organizational performance. Barata & Cain (2001). Recommendation that the foregoing research demonstrated that various IFMIS modules assist in organizational performance. Given that effective budgeting had more effect on organizational performance in West Pokot County, Budgeting as tool of management can measure performance of individual implementer and the organizational performance and therefore Budget involves planning at the initial stage and implementation is carried out through out to the end (Transparency International.2009).
Keywords: Organisational performance, IFMIS, Efficiency.
Title: ROLE OF INTERGRATED FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE, A CASE STUDY OF WEST POKOT COUNTY
Author: Bonface Patric Omondi Dimba, Dr. Mike Amuhaya Iravo, Dr. Yusuf Kibet
International Journal of Management and Commerce Innovations,
ISSN 2348-7585 (Online)
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