Background of the Study

Technological advancement is arguably the most powerful force at work in today’s time.

With its rapid growth and expansion, every aspect of people’s lives is being changed and

improved gradually. Businesses alike are thrown into the modernized flow and are making

efforts in keeping up with the trends. Technology is irrefutably the present and future of the

business world. Fierce competition in the race towards better efficiency in business performance

through the use of technology has left its footprint in the accounting field. Accounting, as a

victim of modernization, has evolved to become one with the new system. With the birth of

accounting information systems, it remains to play a pivotal role in the operations of an

organization.

Accounting is an art that involves various procedures, ranging from the simplest to the

most complex processes. In order to remain competent and relevant, companies all over the

globe are compelled to overcome the gap between manual accounting and accounting

information systems by embracing and adapting. Financial information of business activities

must be updated and monitored by the organization. It is necessary to choose and implement an

accounting software that could process and store accounting data with increased speed, vast

storage and processing capacity (Nizam, 2018). The ever-growing demand for this has

highlighted the integration of accounting and information technology.

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the accounting software used in Metro Surigao

Shopping Center as an asset in the efficiency of its business operations. The researchers of this

paper aim to investigate the overall impact of software efficiency on the performance of the

Metro Surigao Shopping Center as a business. They aim to find out what specific business

activities are being automated in Metro Surigao Shopping Center and its effects in the business
operations. Lastly, the researchers plan to address the shift from manual accounting to

accounting software in the business.

This research paper will be a basis in understanding the role of accounting information

systems in our time today. The study on accounting software efficiency is significant in the

aspect of improving day-to-day transactions of a business and its general performance. It will be

a potential subject of future studies in developing the use of accounting software that is

compatible with various types of businesses. The results of this paper will assist software

developers to come up with other types that will better and flexibly suit user needs. Furthermore,

it will benefit the firms in acquiring the appropriate accounting software.