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 Meet Jim Eliason, Chief Financial Officer, Empirix
Bedford, MA
CFO of Venture-Backed High Tech Firm Chooses MFA
James Eliason first discovered MFA almost five years ago, and he’s been a loyal client ever since.
The productive partnership began when Eliason worked as Vice President of Finance for SilverStream, Inc., a 450-person high tech company. "We had been using a Big Four firm to audit our 401K plan, and the cost was increasing significantly every year," Eliason says. "It was a lot to pay, and we needed a more cost-effective solution. We brought in MFA, and they did the work for considerably less, with more attention to client service."
When Eliason moved to Narad Networks in 2003, he brought MFA with him for tax consulting, federal and state tax compliance, and 401K audits. "The quality is always high, the work is always timely, and the price is always very competitive," he says.
It’s no surprise, then, that even before Eliason joined Empirix in 2004 as Chief Financial Officer, he had already referred the venture-backed high tech services company to MFA.
Empirix has won a prominent place in the automated call center and web applications industries with products that catch potential problems before they interfere with customer services or communications. "Empirix understands how critical it is for companies to focus on their businesses. That’s why we use MFA," says Eliason. "We know with MFA doing our tax compliance, tax consulting, and employee benefit plan audits, we have no worries."
Eliason also appreciates MFA’s service. "When Empirix works with MFA, we have personal contact with highly experienced, responsive professionals. With the larger national firms, typically you have to deal with staff who are only three or four years out of college, and who have to run many issues by a manager or a partner before anything gets done. MFA really cuts down on the cycle time at every step along the way. Add to that the outstanding quality of their work and the lower price tag than we’d see with a large firm, and it becomes a very compelling option to go with MFA."
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