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EFM Consulting
Executive Financial Management (EFM) is a management consulting group formed in 1989 in Mesa, Arizona.
Hello, I am Paul Updike
Owner/Founder, Certified Fraud Examiner
The mission of our firm is to improve the financial management and profitability of our clients by providing enhanced cost accounting metrics and more reliable process information, developing management intervention tools, installing financial controls, streamlining operation procedures and devising creative solutions to solve business problems. The members of the EFM team are seasoned professionals with extensive operational and financial management expertise. The goal of every engagement is to work closely with the client to ensure that recommendations and solutions are owned by the permanent staff, thereby continuing to provide benefits long after the on-site engagement ends.
EFM Consulting Services
Member, Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) - Member, Arizona Small Business Association (ASBA)
Small and medium-sized manufacturing firms can know as much about their production costs as the major companies of the world.
EFM covers both start-up and ongoing concern deliverables and systems for small business financial management.
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EFM Consulting Testimonials
The members of the EFM team are seasoned professionals with extensive operational and financial management expertise. The goal of every engagement is to work closely with the client to ensure that recommendations and solutions are owned by the permanent staff, thereby continuing to provide benefits long after the on-site engagement ends.
David Schlosser
Principal - Admiral Engineering & Mfg.
“I can with complete confidence recommend your services to other mid-sized manufacturing firms like ours who need a better handle on their cost accounting and shop floor management.”
Brad Harper
President, Trigon
“I have been impressed with your professionalism and would recommend you to anyone with financial information needs.”
Alan Korwin
Publisher, Bloomfield Press
“Many professionals have worked with us, offering much needed assistance, with varying degrees of success. EFM stands out in this regard because you not only determine what to do and how best to accomplish it, but you roll up your sleeves and do it. Your broad knowledge and keen insight in financial matters has made you a long time and trusted advisor at Bloomfield Press.”