Customer Service Banker

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BNZ is seeking a Customer Service Banker for a 12 month fixed-term, full-time, onsite role in Kaikoura at 42 West End Parade. You’ll warmly engage with customers, process transactions, update personal details and IDs, answer product questions, and help educate customers on digital tools. No banking experience is required, just a customer focused mindset, clear communication, and a willingness to learn and grow within a collaborative, diverse team that values wellbeing. The Banker Career Accreditation Pathway offers progression toward roles like Small Business Manager or Home Loan Partner. Apply by 25 June 2026, tailor your CV to show customer service excellence and learning readiness.

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Here at BNZ, it's about more than just banking. We work together in an agile, energising environment to create innovative solutions though our promise "If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way."

We support wellbeing, flexible working and have a generous leave offering. No two days are the same.

Ko mātou tēnei | This is Us

Our role as the Bank of New Zealand is to help navigate New Zealand towards a better future, this means working in an energising environment built around our customers to help our communities prosper. This is an engaging & rewarding tūranga (role) with plenty of progression in a very diverse, experienced team. If you can imagine a better future, let's find a way!

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role

We spoke with the Senior Partner Personal Banking (who you'd report to), and they gave us some great insight on what to expect with this role:

What are 5 day to day tasks the person in this role will complete?

• Engage with customers in a warm friendly manner with a big smile

• Processing customer transactional banking needs

• Updating customers personal details and identification

• Assist with general product and service enquiries and recommend the solutions, adding value to help customers achieve their financial goals

• Help educate our customers on our online platforms, tools and digital solutions

This is a 12 months fixed term full time role working Monday to Friday based at the Kaikoura branch.

What is the most exciting thing about this opportunity?

This is an awesome opportunity to grow a career in Banking. Our Banker Career Accreditation Pathway framework enables you to create a career path focused on your personal growth and development. This role which will open up many opportunities within the banking sector, should you choose to specialise in a particular field - examples being Small Business Managers, Senior Associates, Commercial and Agribusiness Partner, Home Loan Partners, and more. You will be exposed to all kinds of situations while being supported to learn and focus on your personal growth.

What attributes will this person have in order to be successful?

No previous banking experience is necessary, we are keen to hear from those who enjoy being in a customer focused role and are passionate about a career with BNZ. If you can demonstrate previous customer service experience in some capacity, and a willingness to ako (learn), grow and even challenge the status quo, you'll thrive being a Banker with BNZ. The ability to communicate effectively, juggle multiple tasks at once while delivering outstanding customer service will see you shine in this role and the opportunities will come knocking at your door.

What is the tīma (team) culture and environment like?

We're busy, we enjoy being in the middle of things and we love that our work makes a real difference to our colleagues and customers. We are very team success centric, collaborative and diverse, always making an effort to celebrate our successes.

One of the best things about working for BNZ is the culture, and you'll work with so many awesome tāngata (people), that are passionate about delivering exceptional customer service.

Nau Mai ki te Pēke o Aotearoa | Come to the Bank of New Zealand

PLEASE NOTE: Advertising for this position closes 25 June 2026.

We review applications as they are received and may close advertising early

This is an exciting opportunity to join us!  We're bold thinkers who are taking brave steps to create a company that people want to work for, and customers want to bank with. If you're ready to join a fun organisation where we are proud of our culture and how we are helping New Zealander's to 'Find their way', then show your interest by submitting your application - we can't wait to read it. 

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini" - Success is not the work of an individual, but the work of many.”

Applications will be reviewed regularly across the advertising period, but we do reserve the right to close applications early.