What is commitment accounting? Commitment accounting is the setup and production of accounting information in the Human Resources (HR) system that associates payment information with chartfield information used by the Financial (FIN) system. See related articles: Who is responsible for commitment accounting?Who should I call about a commitment accounting question? Updated on April 8, 2021 Tagged: Commitment accountingPayroll Was this article helpful? Yes No Not what you are looking for?If you can't find the answer to a question, contact us by click on the button below.Contact Support