Background

Amentum, a global leader in advanced engineering, technical, and professional services supporting the U.S. government, allied partners, and critical infrastructure sectors, is seeking a Ship’s Store Accountant to support a unique U.S. Navy program located on the remote island of Diego Garcia.

Responsibilities

The Ship’s Store Accountant is responsible for performing accounting, financial tracking, and inventory management duties in support of Navy Ship’s Store retail and resale operations. Responsibilities include maintaining accurate financial records, monitoring cash handling procedures, reconciling sales transactions, and preparing required accounting reports in accordance with Navy policies and retail management standards.

The Ship’s Store Accountant manages inventory documentation, tracks merchandise receipts and expenditures, and ensures proper documentation for stock levels, shrinkage, and item movement. This role supports monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reviews; verifies pricing accuracy; and assists with audits, stock checks, and compliance inspections.

Additional duties include maintaining point‑of‑sale (POS) system data, supporting merchandise ordering processes, reviewing vendor invoices, and assisting store leadership with administrative and financial tasks. The Ship’s Store Accountant ensures all records are accurate, organized, and compliant with Navy and Amentum guidelines while providing dependable service in a mission‑driven, remote environment.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• 1–3 years of experience in accounting, retail financial operations, or inventory management
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic understanding of bookkeeping principles, cash management, and retail accounting practices
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and/or point‑of‑sale systems
• Must be in possession of a valid Passport and be able to travel internationally.
• Passport should be valid for a minimum of 1 plus years at the time of hiring.
• Ability to successfully pass contract medical requirements and maintain requirements for duration of deployment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous work experience in an austere OCONUS environment with a multi-national workforce.
• Excellent organizational, time management and customer service skills.
• Valid country driver's license
• Country visa (as required in line with the U.S. Department of State Foreign Clearance Guide).

Other Responsibilities

Safety

Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate, each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.

Quality

Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly, each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.

Procedure Compliance

Each employee must read, understand, and implement the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to job

• Performing accounting, financial tracking, and inventory management duties in support of Navy Ship’s Store retail and resale operations.
• Maintaining accurate financial records.
• Monitoring cash handling procedures.
• Reconciling sales transactions.
• Preparing required accounting reports in accordance with Navy policies and retail management standards.
• Managing inventory documentation.
• Tracking merchandise receipts and expenditures.
• Ensuring proper documentation for stock levels, shrinkage, and item movement.
• Supporting monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reviews.
• Verifying pricing accuracy.
• Assisting with audits, stock checks, and compliance inspections.
• Maintaining point‑of‑sale (POS) system data.
• Supporting merchandise ordering processes.
• Reviewing vendor invoices.
• Assisting store leadership with administrative and financial tasks.
• Ensuring all records are accurate, organized, and compliant with Navy and Amentum guidelines.
• Providing dependable service in a mission‑driven, remote environment.
• Completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities, participating in emergency response tasks, and serving on safety committees and teams.
• Conforming to the Amentum Quality Policy and carrying out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts.
• Reading and understanding Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
• Reading, understanding, and implementing the general and specific operational, safety, quality and environmental requirements of all plans, procedures and policies pertaining to job.

• Accounting
• Financial tracking
• Inventory management
• Bookkeeping principles
• Cash management
• Retail accounting practices
• Microsoft Office applications
• Point-of-sale (POS) systems
• Organizational skills
• Time management skills
• Customer service skills

• 1–3 years of experience in accounting, retail financial operations, or inventory management
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic understanding of bookkeeping principles, cash management, and retail accounting practices
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and/or point‑of‑sale systems
• Must be in possession of a valid Passport and be able to travel internationally.
• Passport should be valid for a minimum of 1 plus years at the time of hiring.
• Ability to successfully pass contract medical requirements and maintain requirements for duration of deployment.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain facility credentials/authorization.
• Previous work experience in an austere OCONUS environment with a multi-national workforce.
• Valid country driver's license
• Country visa (as required in line with the U.S. Department of State Foreign Clearance Guide).