THE USE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MANAGEMENT CONTROL

The article examines the features of the use of information technology to improve the effectiveness of management control. The expediency of introduction of information technologies at the enterprise has been substantiated in order to provide the operational information management for making effective management decisions. The content of the information system and information technology is disclosed. The main tasks facing the management of the enterprise are considered, the effective solution of which is ensured by the introduction of an information system and information technology. The main stages of accounting automation are highlighted (spreadsheets, accounting programs with the ability to maintain various types of accounting in them, programs written on their own, specialized programs for various types of accounting, ERP systems). The features of the classification characteristics of software for automating the accounting system at domestic enterprises, depending on their size, are highlighted. The basic requirements for the rational choice of software are systematized, taking into account the peculiarities of the activity of a particular enterprise. The main advantages and benefits received by the company that uses information technologies in accounting are substantiated. The characteristics of the main software products used by managers of different management levels in order to strengthen management control are given and their comparative analysis is carried out. The article describes mobile applications, which are a new direction of modern ERP software and are used in mobile accounting of finance and documentation in order to optimize the financial management process («Financisto», «Toshl», «Money», «BilliBox», «DebtControl», «BillMinder «and others) and justified the expediency of their use to optimize the process of management control.