Building Village Fund Accountability through Strengthening Human Resource Competence and Accounting Information Systems: The Strategic Role of Training Quality
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Training Quality, Human Resource Competence, Accounting Information System, Village Fund Accountability.Abstract
Village Fund accountability is a crucial aspect of achieving transparent and responsible village government governance. Although various efforts have been made through training and the digitalization of village financial management, previous studies still show mixed findings regarding the factors influencing Village Fund accountability. This study aims to analyze the effect of training quality on Village Fund accountability through village apparatus competence and accounting information systems. The research employs a quantitative approach using a survey method involving 1,008 village apparatuses across three districts in Jambi Province. The data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS). The results show that training quality has a positive effect on village apparatus competence and Village Fund accountability. Apparatus competence also proves to have a positive effect on accounting information systems and Village Fund accountability. However, accounting information systems do not have a significant effect on Village Fund accountability and thus are unable to mediate the relationship between competence and accountability. These findings indicate that improving Village Fund accountability is more determined by strengthening apparatus competence than by utilizing accounting information systems. The novelty of this research lies in the empirical evidence that apparatus competence serves as the primary mechanism bridging the effect of training quality on Village Fund accountability, while accounting information systems have not yet been able to fulfill this mediating role.
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