Finance & Accounting Graduate Program (Feb 2024)

Our Organisation
Westpac is Australia’s oldest bank and company, one of four major banking organisations in Australia and one of the largest banks in New Zealand. We provide a broad range of banking and financial services in these markets, including consumer, business and institutional banking and wealth management services.

Westpac Group's portfolio of financial services brands and businesses is focused on our purpose which is creating better futures together. It’s what we do, who we are and why we come to work every day.

From ensuring individuals can save, transact and borrow with confidence, to supporting the financial needs of small businesses, multi-national corporates, institutional and government clients, our customers are at the centre of everything we do.

Through our unique portfolio of brands comprising Westpac, St.George, Bank of Melbourne, BankSA, BT and RAMS we support and serve over 12.7 million customers.

When you join Westpac Group, you’ll be empowered to make a difference, speak your truth and discover what success means to you. But best of all you’ll be joining a whole organisation of people who love helping others find their success. 

Our Grad Program
We’re looking to fill our programs with original thinkers and innovators from all degrees of study.  Challenging and rewarding – our programs will get your career off to a flying start.

Eligibility
You must be Australian or New Zealand Citizen OR an Australian Permanent Resident AND be in your final year of study of a university degree OR completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree no more than 3 years ago.

You’ll need to be available to start with us as a permanent employee in February 2024.

Our Finance & Accounting Program   
Our Finance & Accounting team are trusted advisors who create and protect value every day. We safeguard our balance sheet, provide quality insights and advice to our business leaders, and support our colleagues to help make sure our business remains safe and sustainable. 

We span the entire business and are pivotal to the success of Westpac Group. We view our Finance & Accounting graduates as our future leaders.

This is a 2-year program with 2 x 12-months home base roles and 2-3 micro- experiences per year. 

In contrast to rotations, our innovative program offers you 2 x 12-month real jobs. From strategy and enterprise services to finance business partnering roles, these roles provide on-the-job-training, as well as specific technical training, professional and self-leadership skills to support your career in Financial Services. To cement your standing as a professional, you are required to undertake your CA or CPA qualification, which is fully fund based on passing grades.

Micro-experiences are short 3–6-week assignments in business areas different to your home location. These experiences allow you to develop and utilise your skills in other areas across the enterprise.

Some examples of areas where our Finance & Accounting graduates are working:  

• Consumer & Business Banking
• Customer Services & Technology
• Corporate & Institutional Banking
• Balance Sheet Optimisation & Management
• External & ASX Reporting
• Group Performance Management
• Group Audit
• Finance Transformation 
• Investor Relations
• Tax Advisory
• Wholesale Funding & Treasury 

Are you keen to make a difference? Are you interested in being part of an innovative, hybrid work environment? Do you have strong communication skills? Can you think laterally? Are you interested in Finance? If so, no matter what your discipline, we encourage you to apply. 

Our Online Application
Your application will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and must be submitted online. You will need to upload a PDF or Word version of your resume AND a copy of your Academic Transcripts.

IMPORTANT: When completing the application form, please ensure you EXPAND ALL SECTIONS to INCLUDE your EDUCATION details and UPLOAD your RESUME & ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT.