Nicholas Grue Email & Phone Number

• Boys' Basketball

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

• Through collaborative partnerships develop and deliver proper fiscal management policies and procedures according to GAAP standards, including the development and management of yearly budgets, internal controls over revenues and expenses, and liquidity optimization practices.• Responsible for the successful execution and oversight of HR strategy and implementation, financial statements, and operational management of the organization while serving as a thought partner to the President, other senior leaders, and colleagues to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of all operations of the organization.

Hopkins, Mn, Us

• House Committee - Member• Strategic Planning Committee - Chair

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Increased board awareness and engagement with effective, proactive communication in leading the coordination of the Finance Committee, with emphasis on cash reserve investment, liquidity, and monitoring OKRs to drive decision making while leading the yearly audit process ensuring preparation of accurate financial statements. Improved long-term health of capital assets in coordination with the Facilities Committee by emphasizing PPRRSM and defining the facilities master plan and its relationship to our mid- and long-term financial plans.• By creating and fostering meaningful relationships with business office colleagues delivered proper fiscal management according to FASB/GAAP standards of all financial matters, including the development and management of a $12M yearly budget, the borrowing and investment of money, and the management of all revenues and expenses.• Improved employee engagement and satisfaction by retooling the company’s wellness program based on employee feedback and changing workforce needs while serving as the HR director, designing and administering all benefits programs.• Helped grow the endowment 40% to over $10M by leading the Investment Committee’s actions to create a relevant scoresheet to track KPIs enabling better decision-making, monitor advisor performance by using the KPIs and dashboard to tell the financial narrative.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Positioned operations as a platform for excellence by ensuring consistent and optimal function of all building systems including mechanical, electrical, fire/life safety, plumbing, and waste management within budget constraints while meeting standards of excellence in compliance with zoning laws and regulations.• Delivered an on-time and on-budget $9M, multi-year capital project from concept to completion with minimal impact to daily operations through strategic planning and execution of building renovation and redesign to enhance learning spaces and support pedagogy.• Crafted a strategic plan, in partnership with senior leadership across the organization, which identified key priorities and objectives for all organizational operations, including both strategic programming and measurable performance towards strategic business initiatives.• Improved cost-center profitability totaling $8M in Facilities, Food Service, Transportation, and Human Resources with direct leadership and guidance by empowering others with clear goals and objectives while providing them the support and knowledge to succeed.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Championed a continuous process improvement mindset for all financial processes and reporting by creating scorecards and monthly budget performance reports to drive efforts to grow cost center profitability and ROI for senior leadership.• Created and delivered balanced yearly operating budgets through partnership with senior leaders to provide quality maintenance of the G/L and sub-ledgers that produced timely and accurate Board and committee dashboards, scorecards, and Financial Statements that were audited yearly using GAAP, FASB standards, and school policy.• Improved alignment of long-term financial planning with strategic and facilities master planning through the development of a $47M capital campaign budget by partnering with suppliers, external stakeholders, and senior leaders to lead planning efforts.• Led and facilitated monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reporting for the organization. Create dashboards and metrics to report to the Board to assure effective and efficient fiscal oversight.

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Football and Boys' Basketball

Minneapolis, Mn, Us

• Created cross-functional synchronization through the implementation of several web-based applications, guiding these projects from the application’s conceptual design into operational status in the areas of Information Technology, Emergency Response Planning, and HR through positive stakeholder engagement.• Championed significant overhaul and multiple revisions of the organization's website transitioning the website into the primary vehicle of communication for the organization creating opportunities for effective and meaningful online collaboration and communication between and among various stakeholder groups.

• Emphasizing desired customer experience, streamlined front-of-house processes and procedures to better align back-of-house operations with core company values.• Realized labor cost reductions through diligent oversight and execution of all HR activities such as benefits administration, employee grievances, worker compensation, and unemployment benefits.• Facilitated an examination of the company’s brand with ownership producing a revised and strengthened brand. Identified marketing avenues within the current campaign and how they could be used more effectively to increase brand awareness.• Supervised staff and implemented a continuous employee training regime emphasizing outstanding customer service interactions and continual employee improvement.• Streamlined front-of-house processes and procedures better aligning them with core company values. Revised back-of-house operations highlighting opportunities for improvement.

• Co-founded Escape Entertainment creating the company’s financial framework: G/L build-out, A/P and A/R policies and procedures, cash flow management, and budget creation. Facilitated the project management team and delivered on-time, on-budget facility build-out.• Oversaw all Human Relations functions: created employee benefits packages and position descriptions, resolved grievances, determined pay bands, produced labor forecasts, and budgets, executed payroll processing.• Managed marketing aspects, implemented and supervised events while coordinating external (radio, print, television, etc.) and internal (intranet, audio/video, live) media campaigns. Determined value-based pricing for goods and services, staffing plans, ordering guides, and service standards.• Created and maintained financial reports and budgets, presented weekly financial activity summaries to management, and presented G/L and P/L reports monthly to ownership.

• Responsible for day-to-day operations including daily maintenance of General Ledger, A/P, and A/R; produced and audited bi-weekly payroll reports and monthly P&L statements.• Formed & managed partnerships with neighboring businesses, Minneapolis Police Department, and Warehouse District Business Association to foster better working relationships amongst groups.• Collaborated with payroll company to restructure payroll processes, implementing time management software, creating labor budgets, establishing pay bands, and creating benefit packages.

Eden Prairie, Mn, Us

• Inventory and plant management• Employee oversight and coaching• Customer satisfaction lead

Organizational Leadership, Business Administration

Certification, Certified Plan Sponsor Professional (Cpsp)

Business