ACC 542 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Automated Process of Accounting Information System

Learning Team Assignment: Automated Process of Accounting Information Systems

Similar to any business, Kudler Fine Foods uses payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inventory processes. All four of these processes might be improved by the use of accounting information systems. Your accounting firm has assigned you to the team that will recommend systems to improve automation of these processes.

·Decide as a team whether Kudler should purchase industry-specific software or develop customized software.

·Prioritize the automation, enhancement, and maintenance of the four main systems.

·Document the rationale for your decisions and recommended automation, enhancement, and maintenance schedules.

·Develop flowcharts to show the flow of data into and from each of the four accounting systems analyzed (payroll, accounts payable, accounts receivable, and inventory processes).

·Write a brief of no more than 750 words in which you address the following:

oExplain the rationale and analysis behind the recommended course of action.

oExplain the characteristics of the system that support the recommended course of action.

oDescribehow the accounting information systems incorporating the recommended changes add value to the accounting operations of Kudler Fine Foods.

·Format your brief according to APA standards.