Improving Financial Transparency and Regulatory Compliance in The US Organizations Through SAP FI Systems

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@article{1717783,
      author = {Tokoni Forun},
      title = {Improving Financial Transparency and Regulatory Compliance in The US Organizations Through SAP FI Systems},
      journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
      year = {2026},
      volume = {9},
      number = {11},
      pages = {1912-1924},
      issn = {2456-8880},
      url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1717783.pdf},
      abstract = {This study examined the influence of SAP FI systems on financial transparency and regulatory compliance in organizations in the United States. The specific objectives were to determine the extent to which SAP FI systems influence financial transparency through real time reporting and data accuracy and to analyze how they influence adherence to regulatory requirements such as GAAP. A descriptive survey research design was adopted, while the population consisted of SAP FI users, SAP FI functional consultants, and ERP support analysts, from which a sample size of 200 respondents was selected using snowball sampling. Data were collected using a structured electronic questionnaire administered through Google Forms and measured on a five point Likert scale. The hypotheses were tested using Spearman Rank Order Correlation. The findings revealed that: SAP FI systems positively and significantly influence financial transparency in U.S. organizations (rho = 0.660, p = 0.000); SAP FI systems positively and significantly influence regulatory compliance in U.S. organizations (rho = 0.399, p = 0.000). The study concluded that effective use of SAP FI systems enhances financial reporting quality and strengthens compliance practices. Thus, Chief Financial Officers and Enterprise Data Governance Teams embed SAP FI outputs into a unified enterprise financial visibility framework that consolidates real time transactional data with predictive reporting dashboards for executive decision making. This would shift financial transparency from periodic reporting to continuous financial monitoring, allowing leadership to detect anomalies, trace transaction patterns across subsidiaries, and evaluate financial consistency at enterprise level rather than departmental level.},
      keywords = {Financial Transparency, Regulatory Compliance, US organisations, SAP FI Systems},
      month = {May},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I11-1717783}
  }