Moderating Effects on the Relationship Between Accounting Comprehension and Local Government Financial Reporting

I Ketut Jati (Faculty of Economics Business Universitas Udayana, Indonesia)
Anak Agung Ngurah Agung Kresnandra (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Udayana, Indonesia)
Gede Juliarsa (Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Udayana, Indonesia)

E-Jurnal Akuntansi
Vol. 34 No. 11 (2024)

This study examines the direct impact of accounting comprehension on the quality of financial reports and explores the moderating effects of the Internal Control System (SPI), Accounting Information System (AIS), Human Resource (HR) Competence, and Organizational Commitment on this relationship. The research focuses on employees in the finance and accounting divisions of 31 Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) within the Buleleng Regency Government. A purposive sampling technique was employed, yielding a sample of 90 respondents. Primary data were collected through questionnaires, and the data were analyzed using moderated regression analysis (MRA) with SPSS as the analytical tool. The findings indicate that accounting comprehension has a significant effect on the quality of financial reports. Furthermore, SPI, AIS, and HR Competence serve as moderating variables that strengthen this relationship. However, Organizational Commitment does not moderate the effect of accounting comprehension on financial reporting quality.