Jared Peterson

Finance Coordinator at Reach Academy School Trust (2025-10 – 2026-01)

Reach Academy School Trust is a multi-academy trust operating schools in West London.

• Develop and refine financial reporting to support current and future budget planning and decision making.
• Engage with stakeholders across all levels to ensure transparency, accuracy, and efficiency in financial processes.
• Oversee the end-to-end processing of invoices across the Trust, maintaining accurate project and financial data within internal systems.
• Led teams and taken proactive approach to problem solving to meet KPI's.
• Prepared and presented governance reports for Senior Leadership.

Business Analyst at OPRE Solutions (2025-03 – 2025-07)

OPRE Solutions is a specialist real estate advisory and asset management firm focused on the student accommodation and build-to-rent sector, delivering innovative, data-driven strategies for a diverse client base including family offices, pension funds, and global institutions.

• Conducted market research and feasibility studies for a multi-million-pound PBSA student accommodation portfolio.
• Produced business cases, performance dashboards, and due diligence reports to support investment decisions.
• Engaged with property managers to assess asset valuations.
• Conducted due diligence of the current state of the student accommodation sites.
• Monitored performance metrics of existing assets.
• Successfully Confirmed as the preferred bidder and entered into the exclusivity period for purchase.

Senior Business Analyst (Contract) at Turanga Group Holdings Limited (2024-02 – 2024-12)

Turanga Group Holdings Limited is an Asset Holding Company of a Community Trust with a $50 million NZD commercial asset portfolio that focusses on utilising the land and property assets provided by the New Zealand Government to generate further value for the organisation.

• Carried out research, analysis and the use of financial statement data.
• Led feasibility study for million dollar community infrastructure development.
• Facilitated stakeholder workshops, defined functional requirements, and managed project milestones across multiple projects.
• Produced project assessments and investment analyses, utilised in decision making, through data insights.
• Led process optimisation and operating model improvements that improved organisational efficiency.
• Prepared and monitored project budgets, cost control, and reporting.
• Secured additional Government funding to support a large scale refurbishment of a derelict building into a key tourist attraction.
• Led development of community centre design and tendering documentation.

Analyst at Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (2021-12 – 2024-02)

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) – one of New Zealand's largest public service departments, responsible for growing New Zealand's economy and improving the quality of life for all New Zealanders.

• Led the programme management of approved loan and equity projects at a macro level, including a $60 million (NZD) Whanganui Port development.
• Evaluated and presented potential loan and equity applications for Ministerial approval.
• Led team meetings and defined responsibilities.
• Developed process maps to optimise processes.
• Engaged with stakeholders at all levels to ensure that projects are meeting key milestones.
• Developed reports on overall project performance for the senior leadership team.
• Worked with local authorities to identify potential projects that would benefit the region.
• Supported the training and onboarding of new team members.
• Led the evaluation and funding of over $100-milion in development projects, driving economic and regional growth across New Zealand.

Business Systems Coordinator at Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment (2019-06 – 2021-12)

Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) – one of New Zealand's largest public service departments, responsible for growing New Zealand's economy and improving the quality of life for all New Zealanders.

• Monitored over 100 high-value contracts and managed the end-to-end payment lifecycle.
• Developed process maps and performance dashboards to improve operational visibility.
• Delivered improvements to internal systems, supporting data integrity and risk mitigation.
• Based on my performance I was provided the opportunity to move into a Business Analyst position.

Operational Support/Business Analyst (Secondment) at New Zealand Government Contact Centre (NZGCC) (2019-06 – 2021-12)

A COVID-19 response initiative managing the training and deployment of nationwide call responders.

• Conducted requirement gathering and delivered business process documentation.
• Designed and implemented training frameworks for hundreds of frontline responders.
• Led cross agency collaboration with multiple government departments ensuring streamlined services.
• Provided independent, high-quality, advice for additional training requirements.
• Developed and maintained guidance resources for Senior Leadership.
• Successfully developed and implemented the training and monitoring of hundreds of call responders to support those impacted by COVID-19.
• Developed strong confidence in public speaking to large and senior audiences.

Bachelor of Science in Information Systems and Management – Specialising in Business Analytics – Victoria University of Wellington (2018 – 2020)

National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) Level 3 – St Patrick's College (2013 – 2017)