Who We Are
Westpac has operated in New Zealand since 1861 and is one of New Zealand’s largest banks – with around 1.3 million customers and over 5000 employees from all walks of life! Our goal is to earn our customers' business and with over 200 branches, 500 ATMs, call centres, 24 hour phone banking services and online banking services to assist our customers on a day to day basis, we think we’re on the right track!
Our philosophy is that by adopting sustainable business practices, we will deliver a better outcome for our customers, our employees and the broader community, and enhance our reputation and financial position; that’s why we support a variety of organisations, services and facilities from the Westpac Rescue Helicopters to the Sir Peter Blake Trust along with many community facilities such as; Westpac Stadium, Westpac St James theatre in Wellington and Westpac Centre in Christchurch. We also sponsor a number of events and organisations that encourage and reward business excellence, as well as giving free banking to more New Zealanders than any other bank in the country. Westpac is proud to be a global leader in corporate responsibility and sustainability having topped the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the fourth year in a row.
Main Business Activity
Westpac is a full service bank providing a full range of retail and commercial financial services including home and business lending, funds management and treasury services.
We offer financial services to our corporate and institutional customers through Westpac Institutional Bank including Finance, Mergers and Acquisition, Capital Raising, Financial Markets and Transaction and International Trade Services.
Locations
Our head office is situated in Auckland. We also have key metro offices in Wellington and Christchurch, and more than 200 other sites including branches, call centres, and processing centres nationally.
Number of Employees
More than 5000 people in New Zealand and 27,000 people globally work for Westpac.
Employee Benefits
We are committed to being an employer of choice and, as such, aim for all our employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. All of our people policies are the result of talking with our people and the range of benefits available is always being reviewed and improved.
Our current package includes competitive base salary, performance related bonuses on some roles, a superannuation scheme, market-leading paid parental leave, subsidised school holiday child care, education assistance to pursue external study, career-break provisions and an employee banking package with loads of benefits and discounts… plus much more!
