How do you get onto the ASB graduate programme?

ASB runs an 18-month graduate programme with a new team every 6 months, a sponsor or mentor and a graduate cohort, based at its North Wharf or C-drive offices in Auckland (rural banking graduates may be regional). Streams are a general programme (across business, corporate and personal banking, financial services, risk and people teams), technology, and rural banking. You must be in the final year of a degree or have finished in the last 24 months, and be a New Zealand citizen or permanent resident.

Applications for the 2027 intake have closed. Information sessions for that intake ran in May 2026.

Source: ASB Early Careers, checked 18 October 2026.

Does ASB offer internships?

Yes. ASB's summer internship runs for 12 weeks, from 15 November 2026 to 5 February 2027, with two weeks off over Christmas, for students going into their final year in 2027. The 2026/27 round, with streams in engineering and in business and corporate banking, financial services and risk, has closed. Applicants upload a CV, cover letter, academic transcript and photo.

Source: ASB Early Careers and internship ad EC165241.

How do you apply for other ASB jobs?

ASB advertises roles on careers.asbgroup.co.nz. The process: an online application, an assessment for some roles, one or more interviews, background checks (police, credit, AML and qualification checks), then an offer. On 18 October 2026 it listed 30 roles, most at its Auckland offices.

Source: ASB Careers, checked 18 October 2026.

What benefits does ASB offer?

  • 4 weeks' annual leave plus the option to buy up to 4 more, 5 days' "You Do You" leave, and volunteer and long service leave
  • A 6-month parental leave top-up, KiwiSaver contributions during parental leave, 2 weeks' paid partner leave and a staggered return
  • Discounted health insurance, group life and income protection insurance, and an employee assistance programme
  • Staff banking discounts, waived fees and insurance discounts

Source: ASB Careers: Benefits and perks.

What does ASB pay?

ASB doesn't publish salary bands; its benefits page promises a "competitive market salary". Self-reported base pay at ASB averages about $91,000 across all roles (50 responses). For market pay see our bank salaries guide.

Source: PayScale, ASB (self-reported, updated March 2026).

Who owns ASB, and how big is it?

ASB is wholly owned by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. It had 7,114 full-time-equivalent staff at 30 June 2026, up from 6,751 a year earlier, and serves over 2.2 million personal, business and rural customers. It was founded as the Auckland Savings Bank in 1847.

Sources: CBA 2026 Annual Report; ASB: About us.

Facts on this page were checked against the linked sources on 18 October 2026. FinanceJobs.co.nz is not affiliated with ASB.