At present, the widespread introduction and use of information technologies is the main trend that determines the development of the national industry in the digital economy. An indisputable fact is that the use of computer tools and information systems in the management of a research and production company at this stage of economic development provides a number of advantages, namely, in competition. The use of computerized information systems can significantly improve the technical and financial performance of the company. Today information, especially financial information, is not only a resource, but also an innovative product. The article analyzes and substantiates the main directions of development of various types of support, information and data processing and related financial resources for the automation of scientific and production processes. The impact of digitalization of technologies and management techniques on the economic performance of scientific and production processes is assessed. The importance of introducing modern and economical information technologies into the processes of business functions is realized. The analysis revealed the main trends in the development of the business management system. Maintaining the required level of resources is ensured through the use of functional subsystems. They perform their tasks common to the entire financial information system. The processes of development and management of scientific and production processes in the digital economy are closely related to the concept of "economic information system", which is a set of software, technical, organizational and personal tools combined into a single information system for the purpose of collecting, storing, processing and transferring financial information required to perform business management functions.