The effect of internal control systems on financial performance of Pallisa district local government

Abstract

This study intends to examine the Internal Control System (ICS) that affect financial performance (FP) in Uganda: a case study of Pallisa District Local Government. A cross-sectional research design and a quantitative approach shall be used because it allows researcher to compare many different variables at the same time while the quantitative research design will be used so that data can be quantified and subjected to statistical treatment for analysis. The study considered a population target of 55 employees in the district local government and a sample size of 48 shall be drawn using Krejcie and Morgan sample size determination table to represent the unit of inquiry for the study, where simple random sampling techniques will be used to select administrative staff, accountants, commercial officers and community development officers.