FINANCE & ACCOUNTING Graduate Program
What you can expect
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.
The important information
- 2-year program with 2 x 12-months home base roles and 2-3 micro-experiences per year
- Only available in Sydney, NSW
- Home base areas
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.
Future career opportunities
Some examples of areas where our Finance & Accounting graduates are working:
- Business & Wealth
- Consumer Banking
- Customer & Corporate Services
- ESG Disclosure & ASX Reporting
- Group Finance
- Group Audit
- Finance Transformation & Strategy
- Investor Relations
- Tax Advisory
- Technology Finance
- Treasury Finance
Who we want
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.
What our graduates have to say
Coming from an entry-level role into the Westpac Finance & Accounting Graduate Program, I can testify that the learning and growth opportunities provided to Westpac Graduates encompass not only finance technical skills but also professional and leadership skillsets.
As a graduate I have spent time rotating through Group Finance Teams focusing on expense management as well as working in our Business Lending division reporting monthly results and gaining valuable business partnering experience.
I also had the opportunity to contribute to some high-profile events and activities such as the 2023 Westpac Annual Report and Full Year results announcement; represented my division on the editorial team for the ‘Inside Finance’ newsletter and presented process recommendations to the Finance Executive Leadership team. All of these were great confidence builders and boosters!
Along with two twelve-month homebase roles within finance, I undertook a '6-week Micro-Experience' with the sponsorship team, which was tailored to my preferences.
Beyond the learning opportunities, Westpac's culture stands out as welcoming and supportive. It's a place where diversity is valued, collaboration is encouraged, and everyone has a voice. This inclusive atmosphere has made my journey here not just educational, but genuinely enjoyable. The social events organised as part of the graduate program further enrich this culture, providing valuable networking opportunities and fostering connections beyond just the finance team.
I am looking forward to rolling off into a full-time position; being able to put my new skills to immediate use, and to start my awesome career with Westpac!
Tim, 2023 Finance & Accounting Graduate
Eligibility and how to apply
We’re looking to fill our programs with original thinkers and innovators from all degrees of study. We embrace diversity, recognising the value people bring to us with their individual differences, qualities, ideas and insights.
To apply for our graduate program:
- You must be in your final year of study of a university degree
- You can have completed an undergraduate or postgraduate degree but it must be no more than three years ago
- You also need to be an Australian or New Zealand Citizen or an Australian Permanent Resident when you apply.
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