Stores Accountants in the Navy provide logistical support to ships at sea, and are an essential link in the efficient supply chain between ships and shore.  You are responsible for ordering and providing equipment and stores, such as ship parts, clothing, medical supplies, armament and general stores. Stores Accountant enjoy a balance of service at sea, as part of a deployed force overseas and ashore in Naval establishments in New Zealand.

The initial parts of your career are spent ashore in the Naval Supply Depot in Devonport Naval Base with short duration postings to ships to gain experience and consolidate. These can be supplemented with short term postings to other locations in New Zealand as well overseas experiences with Defence Force deployed forces and exchanges with other Navies.

In addition, whilst serving on a ship, you will take part in various functions as part of the ship’s communal effort. This can be as varied as carrying out damage control activities, being part of a boarding team, general seamanship activities, domestic cleanliness duties, storing, and ammunition handling – just to name a few.

As you gain experience and rank, there will be further opportunities to post back to sea for supervisory positions in the Stores Accountant role.

Career Progression

Your hard work, experience, and training accomplishments as an Stores Accountant are rewarded by promotions in rank and salary. Following your initial training and consolidation, you can reasonably be expected to have attained a basic level of competence within 18 months of joining. This will be supplemented by a sea posting and then further training to prepare you for promotion to a supervisory role.

Advanced training will involve both generic leadership skills and stores accountant skills. Successful completion of these will qualify you for a promotion to Leading Hand whereby you will be responsible for supervising a team of Stores Accountants, either at sea or ashore.

Employment opportunities for Stores Accountants within the Navy and the Defence are particularly varied. There are opportunities for Stores Accountants at sea, in Devonport, Wellington at Defence House and Joint Force Headquarters, and even further afield with deployed forces around the world.

Careers in the Navy are well-rewarded, as well as being diverse and exciting. As you become more experienced and move up through the ranks, gaining additional skills and qualifications, you will see your salary rise accordingly.

While undertaking Basic Recruit Course you will be paid as a Recruit (see attached pay table). On completion of  your Recruit Course you will be paid as an Ordinary Rate and your pay will continue to increase as your career progresses.

• You must be at least 17 years of age.
• Meet the citizenship & security requirements to gain CV security clearance for this trade.
• You must be free of any criminal convictions.
   

• You must have completed at least three years of secondary education.
• You must have a minimum of 8 NCEA level 1 credits in English and Maths.
   

You must be medically fit for service.

Devonport Naval Base, Auckland