Corporate & Institutional Banking Graduate Program (Feb 2025)

Our Organisation

As Australia’s first bank and oldest company, the Westpac Group—which started life as the Bank of New South Wales in 1817—represents a central, unbroken thread that runs through Australian history. It has survived and thrived because it has been guided by the same purpose over the years: to provide stability, support customers and communities, and help grow the economy. 

Westpac Institutional Bank (WIB) delivers a broad range of financial services to commercial, corporate, institutional and government customers operating in, and with connections to, Australia and New Zealand.  

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 an Australian or New Zealand Citizen OR an Australian Permanent Resident, AND be in your final year of study for 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 2025.  

Our Corporate & Institutional Banking Program  

CIB sits within Westpac’s Institutional Bank and focuses on understanding the needs of our institutional and government clients to support them through their lifecycle, whether that be to provide financing and solutions for growth opportunities, navigating times of change, or simply supporting their financial well-being and day-to-day needs.

We also aim to collaborate and partner with our clients to help solve global challenges, including respecting human rights and supporting the transition to a climate-resilient future by structuring loans so they are linked to achieving environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) outcomes.

CIB provides industry-specific expertise across general corporates, energy, infrastructure, resources, financial institutions, health, government and real estate. By joining us, you'll work with dedicated teams to gain a deep understanding of our client's businesses and the needs and challenges they face. We'll also introduce you to the financial products that help us look after the specialised needs of our customers including general corporate, asset purchases, trade and M&A funding. 

Dedicated training is provided to learn the key skills required to excel as a credit analyst and to provide an opportunity to meet the various teams within CIB and do a deeper dive into each area.   

Recognised as a leader in the field, you'll work alongside our talented people based in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the UK and the US.

This is a 12-month program with 3-4 rotations.   

Rotation areas could include a selection of Customer Insights & Analytics (CI&A) and Relationship Coverage across four possible industries including (i) Consumer & Industrials; (ii) Property; (iii) Energy Infrastructure & Resources; and (iv) Financial Institutions, Public Sector and Health. Other possible rotations include Product teams (Loans & Syndications, Structured Finance, Trade Finance, Asset Finance, Sustainable Finance, Project Finance, Acquisition & Leverage Finance) and COO functions such as Credit Portfolio Management, Corporate Loans and Business Controls.

Future career opportunities within CIB could be in the following areas: Customer Insights & Analytics, Relationship Coverage, Debt Products, the Chief Operating Office and Business Controls & Monitoring. 

Students from all disciplines are welcome to apply for the CIB program. At Westpac Group, we recognise that a finance/analytical background is preferred but not necessary to join this team. If you have the intellectual curiosity and drive to learn, we have the training to foster and develop the skills you need. 

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.