social and economic welfare, the central government gives them great power and funding
(Karmawan, 2017).
In the context of implementing village financial management by the village government,
regulations were then issued, namely Permendagri number 20 of 2018 concerning Village
Financial Management (PERMENDAGRI No. 20 Tahun 2018, n.d.). Considering the
increasing amount of budget allocated by the central government to villages, and with a
significant sum, there is a need for proper management of village funds. Therefore, to regulate
the management of village funds, the Ministry of Finance issued regulations, namely Minister
of Finance Regulation Number 93 of 2015 concerning Procedures for the Allocation,
Distribution, Utilization, Monitoring, and Evaluation of Village Funds (RI, n.d.), This
regulation aims to ensure that the village budget allocated by the central government reaches
its intended targets and is managed from allocation to evaluation.
In 2017, the government provided Village Funds assistance to 74,954 villages in
Indonesia totaling 60 trillion, distributed in two stages: stage I, allocated in March and
disbursed up to 60% by July of the current year, and stage II in August for 40% (Source:
Kompas, July 5, 2018). Such a large budget makes village funds highly susceptible to
corruption (Norliani, Harahap, & Suriyani, 2020). Based on data from Indonesia Corruption
Watch (ICW) regarding corruption practices in village financial management from 2015 to
2017, there were 154 cases of village fund corruption resulting in losses of 47.56 billion rupiah.
In 2015, there were 17 corruption cases with losses of 9.12 billion rupiahs, in 2016, there were
41 cases with losses of 8.33 billion rupiahs, while in 2017, there were 96 cases with total losses
of 30.11 billion rupiahs (Source: Kompas, November 21, 2018). These findings indicate a
proportional increase in corruption cases involving village funds between 2015 and 2017.
Therefore, to ensure that these funds are effectively distributed for village development and
welfare, a village financial management system is needed (Puspasari & Purnama, 2018).
We need to consider the following concepts when dealing with village finances:
accountability, transparency, participation, and budget discipline. The Financial and
Development Supervisory Agency (BPKP) and the Directorate General of Village
Development of the Ministry of Home Affairs collaborate to develop an application known as
the Village Financial System (Siskeudes) to realize a clean, transparent, accountable, effective,
and efficient village financial management system. As stated in Nawacita, the Siskeudes
application was developed to implement a major government initiative. Based on inputs from
the Commission, the Village Financial System application was developed (Lukito, 2018).
Villages implement a program called the Village Financial System (Siskeudes) to
manage, budget, and report their finances. The village financial system (Siskeudes) generates
various necessary reports automatically, aiding in data collection, saving money and time,
and reducing the likelihood of fraud and errors. In addition to being web-based, the village
financial system is also made available offline, manually, considering the current community
resource capacity and various conditions in each area. Ministry of Home Affairs Regulation
Number 20 of 2018 regarding Village Financial Management is referred to as the "village
financial system" (Siskeudes) (PERMENDAGRI No. 20 Tahun 2018, n.d.).
It is expected that the implementation of the village financial system (Siskeudes) will
assist village governments in managing their received revenue sources. Village officials can
create documentation and village accountability reports with just one entry. District-level