Senior Accountant Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 16 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate

Commercial wine production meets luxury hospitality.
Were looking for a Senior Accountant who understands both.

Benguela Cove is a working wine estate in Hermanus producing thousands of cases annually for local and international markets. Alongside this the estate operates 13 luxury villas 9 event spaces and award-winning restaurant and tasting operations.

This role requires a hands-on commercially minded accountant who understands agricultural production complex stock environments and highly seasonal business cycles. You need to be comfortable understanding the business from vineyard to bottle to guest experience.

Key Responsibilities

Wine production costing from grape to finished stock (harvest costs production runs barrel ageing bottling)
Complex stock control across wine inventory bulk storage finished goods and F&B operations
Agricultural cost tracking including vineyard operations seasonal labour and harvest logistics
Multi-stream revenue management across:
- Wine sales (retail wholesale export)
- Hospitality events and F&B
Preparation of monthly management accounts reflecting true production costs and profitability by product line
Budgeting and forecasting aligned to harvest cycles tourism seasons and vintage planning
Cashflow management across highly seasonal revenue and production expenditure
Compliance management including excise liquor licensing agricultural regulations and audit requirements

Requirements

Minimum 5 years accounting experience in agriculture wine production FMCG manufacturing or similar production environments
Strong understanding of cost accounting including raw materials WIP production overheads yield calculations and stock valuation
Practical stock management experience (including shrinkage waste ageing and valuation)
Advanced Excel skills with the ability to build practical costing and forecasting models
Hands-on approach with willingness to engage operationally and visit the estate regularly
BCom Accounting or equivalent qualification
Experience with Microsoft Dynamics and Wine MS (advantageous but not essential)

Advantageous Experience

Wine or beverage production industry exposure
Hospitality or tourism operations experience
Knowledge of excise regulations and liquor industry compliance

Why Join Benguela Cove

Work with a prestigious estate while based at our professional Bellville Head Office
Exposure to the full business cycle from production to guest experience
Growing estate with expanding international distribution
Direct influence on production decisions and overall business strategy
Competitive salary package: R45000 R55000 per month depending on experience
Estate benefits and wine allocation

Location

Bellville Head Office (on-site 5 days per week)
Regular estate visits to Hermanus

To Apply

Please submit your CV and a brief motivation outlining your experience in production or cost-driven environments

Required Experience:

Senior Manager

SENIOR ACCOUNTANTBenguela Cove Lagoon Wine EstateCommercial wine production meets luxury hospitality.Were looking for a Senior Accountant who understands both.Benguela Cove is a working wine estate in Hermanus producing thousands of cases annually for local and international markets. Alongside this ...