Erik Billet Email & Phone Number

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Kin Capital Partners provides flexible capital to businesses spanning multiple outlets in the building materials industry. We actively help guide our investments, leveraging the extensive experience of our investment professionals and advisory partners.

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Provide community banks and credit unions with the tools and support they need to compete in their local markets.
• Identify potential community bank and credit union partners, analyze their financial position and local markets to determine needs, and provide Kasasa partnership strategies that will drive those institutions toward.
• Initiate, build and maintain relationships with current and potential clients through consultative strategic advice.
• Maintain an effective process for guiding client and internal Kasasa teams throughout partnership due diligence.
• 2018 New Regional Director of the Year and #2 Overall Sales Volume of the Year with 155% quota achievement.

Dallas, Texas, United States

• Led production and review of monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements with senior leadership team.
• Worked with local banks to optimize debt financing structure for rapidly growing managed IT services firm.
• Rebuilt and/or created necessary operational accounting and reporting processes, including: Payroll, Incentive Compensation, Financial Reporting, Accounting and Operational Software Integrations, and Income Taxes.
• Collaborated with non-accounting business unit directors to develop reporting and provide accounting and finance insight at the business unit level to drive bottom-line contribution.
• Managed accounting staff in performance of daily accounting and finance responsibilities.

Lafayette, Louisiana Area

• Built and managed the Internal Audit department, including designing and executing audit plans, managing personnel and transitioning responsibilities from outsourced internal audit provider to in-house team.
• Designed audit plans, performed walk-throughs, executed substantive testing and control review for all areas of the bank, and reported audit findings and control owner remediation plans to management and the Board of.
• Managed and coordinated key service provider relationships including external audit (SOX 404), information technology audit, cybersecurity consulting and loan review.
• Collaborated with internal departments to identify process improvement opportunities, advised on implementation of process improvements and validated appropriate control design and operation.
• Facilitated the enterprise risk management process and advised company leadership on risk management.

Lafayette, Louisiana Area

• Led 8+ member team in all accounting aspects for cleaning division and led company-wide payroll process.
• Implemented new systems for payroll time entry, payroll disbursements and employee petty cash disbursements, reducing accounting personnel effort by over 20 hours/week, improving accuracy and eliminating paper records.
• Led cleaning division re-focus on project margins through implementation of new project acceptance metrics and direct collaboration with division directors in structuring projects to maintain margins in a challenging.
• Reduced monthly financial statement close time from over 10 business days to 5 business days by allocating close responsibilities more efficiently and automating key processes.

Lafayette, LA | New Orleans, LA

• Industry focus in energy (exploration and production), energy services and construction, with experience in banking, healthcare and aerospace
• Experience with clients ranging from large public companies to small private firms
• SEC experience includes 10-K, 10-Q, S-1 (IPO), S-3, S-4, Restatements and Comment Letters
• Manage and support multiple audit teams throughout Lafayette and New Orleans, including planning, budgeting, monitoring progress, and communicating with teams and clients
• Provide coaching and direction to engagement seniors in technical accounting and project management
• Collaborate with client executive teams to develop effective accounting and finance processes

New Orleans, LA

• Designed and executed audit procedures as in-charge senior for multiple public and private company engagements, including the largest public audit in New Orleans office and an initial audit for a private middle-market.
• Experience in financial services, energy and energy services industries and complex accounting areas including acquisitions, derivatives, financial asset valuation and allowances for loan losses
• Actively coached staff through accounting, project management and client management challenges
• Led the daily operations of multiple core engagement teams and supporting specialist teams
• Managed morale and relationships within teams of individuals with unique personalities and experiences
• Developed budgets and monitored budget-to-actual performance on multiple engagements

New Orleans, LA

• Reviewed narratives and performed walkthroughs to understand clients’ business processes
• Tested clients’ controls to verify proper design and operation
• Executed substantive tests to verify appropriate treatment of complex accounting issues
• Responsible for understanding clients’ businesses and staying current on industry and accounting developments
• Focus on financial services industry with specific experience in allowance for loan losses, FDIC-assisted transactions, purchase accounting, OREO, tax credit investments and derivatives
• Participated in recruiting efforts at University of Louisiana at Lafayette and multiple New Orleans universities

Europe & North Africa

• Four month break from work to experience independent international travel
• Lived in eight major European and North African cities for periods ranging from one to four weeks
• Maintained active CPA license

Lafayette, LA

• Responsible for accounts payable, cash management, payroll, cost accounting and financial statement preparation
• Designed and implemented cash flow forecasting model for use in financial planning
• Collaborated with Project Managers to provide cost accounting for various construction projects

Lafayette, LA

• Provided server and desktop level support for medium-size professional land management company
• Managed 100+ user domain with multiple office locations and enterprise email and phone systems

Lafayette, LA

• Managed business relationships with clients, vendors, and contractors
• Designed and implemented commercial computer networks