Portfolio Insight Trainee - Corporate Development

Bestway Cement; Islamabad; On-site; PKR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Bestway Cement in Islamabad is seeking a professional to support its UK Portfolio and Corporate Development team. Based in Islamabad, this role contributes to monitoring portfolio performance and developing analyses that inform corporate decisions.

Responsibilities include monitoring financial and operational performance across portfolio companies, preparing reports and dashboards, and supporting financial modelling and scenario analyses for portfolio reviews and strategic initiatives.

Qualifications

• Strong financial and business analysis skills.
• Advanced Excel, including formulas, pivot tables and data validation.
• Experience preparing concise management reports, dashboards and presentations.
• Ability to analyse budgets, forecasts, actual results, variances and KPIs.
• Research skills for gathering and evaluating company, sector and market information.
• Excellent attention to detail, numerical accuracy and a structured approach to data quality.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including the ability to explain analytical findings to non-specialists.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyse financial and operational performance across portfolio companies, tracking results against budgets, forecasts and agreed objectives.
• Prepare clear reports, dashboards and presentations that highlight trends, variances, risks and opportunities.
• Support financial modelling, valuation work and scenario analysis for portfolio reviews and corporate development initiatives.
• Gather and validate information from internal teams and portfolio stakeholders, maintaining accurate and timely analytical inputs.
• Research relevant markets, industries and comparable businesses to inform performance assessments and strategic decisions.
• Coordinate preparation for portfolio review meetings and follow up on agreed actions with relevant stakeholders.

Skills

Financial analysis

Business analysis

Excel modelling

Presentation skills

Stakeholder coordination

Verbal communication

Tools

Excel

Job description

Bestway Cement in Islamabad is seeking a professional to support its UK Portfolio and Corporate Development team. Based in Islamabad, this role contributes to monitoring portfolio performance and developing analyses that inform corporate decisions.

Responsibilities include monitoring financial and operational performance across portfolio companies, preparing reports and dashboards, and supporting financial modelling and scenario analyses for portfolio reviews and strategic initiatives.