Integrating Artificial Intelligence in School Financial Management: A Case of Nyamakuyo Cluster, Mudzi District

Both human and material resources are significant in the running of an organization.For schools, the availability and management of resources affects the learning process in schools Akinyele et.al (2021).Finance is a material resource, and the pivot upon which any institution rotates.Financial management is therefore, important for any institution.Brock et.al.(2023) defines financial management as the managerial activity concerned with the planning and controlling of a firms' financial resources.All other organizational verdicts are made in tandem with financial decisions.This implies that an institution's performance is largely based on the way finances are managed.Kumar (2024) identifies the field of financial management to be of immense interest to academicians and practitioners, "because it is an emerging discipline with many areas where controversies exist, and for which no unanimous agreement has been arrived at" (p.8).Correlated issues comprise recording, transfer, use, and accounting for funds.With the introduction and use of information and communication technology (ICT) in the new globalised economy, ICT in financial management is an emergent feature that cannot be ignored because of its role in enhancing management efficiency.ICT has revolutionized every sphere of human interaction, becoming a vital conduit of social change (Brown, et.al.2022).Many societies have experienced radical changes in the