The Efficiency Level of Primary Schools Financial Administrative Assistants in Managing School Finance at District of South Kinta Malaysia
Journal Title: Saudi Journal of Business and Management Studies - Year 2017, Vol 2, Issue 3
Abstract
Abstract: This study focuses on the efficiency of the school’s Financial Administrative Assistant in managing the school’s financial based on their level of knowledge and skills (including financial management, receipt management, management of cash book and petty cash, purchase management, and the preparation of the annual financial statements), as well as the level of accountability and attitude motivation in school financial management. It is a quantitative study sample which was comprised of 65 primary school Administrative Assistant in the South Kinta district. The data was collected by using questionnaire survey with 64 items divided into 4 parts, Part A (4 items - information and background of the respondents), Part B (40 items - the knowledge and skills), Part C (12 items - a level of accountability) and Part D (8 items - attitudes and motivation). Descriptive analysis (percentage and mean) was used to obtain information for each variable. The results showed that the level of Administrative Assistant efficiency is high. Level of knowledge and skills that show a mean of 3.55, a level of accountability that show a mean of the 3.59 and attitude and self-motivation showed an overall mean value of 3.49. Therefore, based on these findings the school's financial management practitioners such as Head Master, District Education Office Assistant, Education Department (NRD) and the Department of School Audit to take proactive measures that will be beneficial to all parties involved in the efforts to improve the schools’ financial management. Keywords: School Finance, Accountability, Accounting
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Syed Ismail Syed Mohamad, Juliana Mohd Jamil
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