We are now living in an era known as the informationrnage. Information has become the most important input for al lrntypes of systems established to attain certa in objectives .rnThe availability of timely , relevant, and accuraterninformation is critical to operational efficiency andrnrealization of organizational goals The highly acclaimedrnrole of information is always coupled with the use ofrnadvanced products of information technology, such asrncomputers and computer softwarernComputerization of manual information -intensivernactivities in now unavoidable regardless of the profession orrnthe organ ization in wh ich such tasks are performed.rnAccordingly, this study is undertaken to suggest a course ofrnanalysis and design activities that may be employed inrncomputer i zing the major activities of the budget and financerncontrol department of t he Administrate on for Refugee andrnReturnee Affairs office of the Ethiopi an government.rnThe first chapter describes the project background,rnjustifications , objectives, limitations , and methodologyrnemployed in the study High volume of manually processedrnfinancial transact ions and structural defects of the existingrnfinancial informant ion system are the major problems thatrnserved as a justification for this study . rnFact finding tools used in this study include structuredrnquestioners , structured interviews. record examinations andrnobservation of operations. A specification of systemrnrequirements is provided in chapter two. Data flow analysisrnand process analysis are employed to depict logical featuresrnof the system and to ensure the va 1 i dity of funct i ona 1rnspecifi cat ions.rnObject-oriented software engineering methodology is usedrnfor further analysis and design of the financial informationrnsystem. Chapter three discusses object structure analysisrnand object behavior analysis as essential ingredients anrnobject -oriented approach to systems analysis. Chapter fourrncontains adscription of object -oriented design methodsrnemployed in building the functional and nonfunctionalrnstructural framework of the financial application. Thernobject-oriented design elements employed are classrnspecifications, data structure design, methods design, andrnuser interface design. Chapter five deals with conclusionrnand recommendations. Recommendations are made forrnacquisition of an object-oriented database for implementationrnof the design .