Hollie Prato, MBA, CMA

Hollie Prato, MBA, CMA has over 10 years of experience in accounting and finance roles. Hollie began their career in 2005 at Colusa Casino Resort as an Accounts Payable/ Auditing & Accounting Clerk, where they implemented new auditing protocols for Bingo to fortify internal controls and managed full cycle accounts payable. In 2007, they joined L&W Stone Corporation as an Accounts Payable Professional/ Payroll, where they streamlined the entry process for purchase orders and invoices, managed 2,000+ AP accounts, performed bank reconciliations, tracked budgets, administered journal entries, processed deposits and maintained effective vendor relationships. Prato then moved to City of Willows in 2008 as a Financial/ Business Analyst, where they supported financial operations for four city departments and independently oversaw all grant administration for Public Works, successfully securing over $1M for city projects. In 2010, they joined Planetjill Designs, LLC & Lucky Feather, LLC as an Accounting Manager, where they employed extensive expertise in SAP B1 to perform and manage all aspects of the accounting process in accordance with GAAP. Finally, in 2019, Prato joined Milestone Brands, LLC as a Sr. Finance Manager and then as a Finance Manager.

Hollie Prato has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance from The University of Texas Permian Basin, which they obtained between 2017 and 2019. Hollie also has a BSBA in Accounting Specialty from Eastern Oregon University. In addition, Prato has obtained several certifications, including Financial Modeling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA) from Corporate Finance Institute\u00ae (CFI) in 2020, Professional Certificate - Financial Planning & Analysis from Institute of Management Accountants in 2017, and CMA from Certified Management Accountant: CMA\u00ae in 2017.