Strengthening Financial Accountability Through Integrated Payment and Reporting System
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https://doi.org/10.22399/ijcesen.4511Keywords:
Integrated payment systems, financial accountability, reporting automation, reconciliation efficiency, audit compliance, public financial management, transparencyAbstract
This study examines the influence of integrated payment and reporting systems on strengthening financial accountability within public sector financial management. Using a mixed-method research design, the study analyzes quantitative indicators including reporting accuracy, reconciliation efficiency, audit compliance, transparency, and error incidence alongside qualitative insights from financial and administrative personnel. Results demonstrate that higher levels of system integration and reporting automation substantially improve reporting accuracy, reduce reconciliation delays, enhance audit readiness, and increase overall transparency. Correlation and regression analyses confirm strong positive associations between system integration levels and key accountability outcomes, while graphical evidence from heatmaps, scatter plots, radar charts, and dendrograms illustrates consistent performance advantages among integrated departments. These findings highlight that integrated digital financial architectures mitigate inconsistencies inherent in fragmented manual systems and promote standardized, real-time, and tamper-proof financial information flows. The study concludes that adopting seamlessly integrated payment and reporting systems is essential for ensuring sustainable, transparent, and reliable public financial governance.
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