Senior Accountant - Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate

A24 Group; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious wine estate is looking for a Senior Accountant to manage wine production costing and oversee complex stock control in a luxury hospitality environment. The role demands a minimum of 5 years' accounting experience, particularly in the agricultural or FMCG sectors, and requires advanced Excel skills. Successful candidates will have a hands-on approach and an understanding of seasonal business cycles. A competitive salary package and estate benefits such as wine allocation are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Estate benefits and wine allocation

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years' accounting experience in agriculture, wine production, or FMCG.
• Strong understanding of cost accounting and stock valuation.
• Experience with practical stock management.

Responsibilities

• Manage wine production costing from grape to finished stock.
• Track agricultural costs including vineyard operations.
• Prepare monthly management accounts with true production costs.

Skills

Cost accounting

Stock management

Advanced Excel skills

Hands-on approach

Education

BCom Accounting or equivalent qualification

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Wine MS

Job description

SENIOR ACCOUNTANT

Benguela Cove Lagoon Wine Estate

Commercial wine production meets luxury hospitality. We’re 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: R45,000 - R55,000 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.