Accounting Information System Satisfaction and Job Satisfaction Among Malaysian Accountants

Recent studies have found job satisfaction to be positively related to user information satisfaction. Studies have also indicated that job satisfaction will influence the performance both at the individual level and the organizational level. This study concentrates on looking into accountants’ satisfaction toward the computerised accounting system, and its influence on their job satisfaction. Other variables analysed include gender, type of AIS, number of tasks, frequency of computer usage, and computer literacy. The study was conducted on 43 accountants working in public listed companies in Malaysia. The results of the study indicated that job satisfaction of accountants is positive related to their AIS satisfaction. A higher job satisfaction is also related to a higher frequency of computer usage. There was no evidence of any other relationship among other variables with AIS and job satisfaction. The implication of the study is a suggestion that developers of accounting system should get the users more involved in the development of the computer-based system.