Joint Venture Project Accountant

Job Title: Joint Venture Project Accountant

Job Description

The Joint Venture Project Accountant manages the full-cycle billing process for complex joint venture projects, ensuring accurate, timely invoicing in strict accordance with contract terms. This role partners closely with project managers and joint venture stakeholders to compile labor, expense, and subcontractor data, allocate costs across entities, and maintain detailed billing schedules and reconciliations. The position is fully remote and offers the opportunity to support large engineering or architecture projects within a sophisticated, large-scale ERP environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle project billing for joint venture projects from initial setup through final invoice.

• Review and interpret joint venture contracts to ensure billing aligns with contractual terms and conditions.

• Compile, validate, and reconcile labor, expense, and subcontractor data for inclusion in project invoices.

• Allocate costs accurately across joint venture entities in accordance with agreed-upon allocation methodologies.

• Prepare, maintain, and update detailed billing schedules and reconciliations for assigned projects.

• Collaborate closely with project managers and joint venture stakeholders to resolve billing issues and clarify project financial details.

• Ensure all invoices are accurate, complete, and submitted on time to meet client and joint venture requirements.

• Utilize large-scale ERP systems to process billings, maintain project financial records, and generate reports.

• Use Excel, including pivot tables and VLOOKUP functions, to analyze project billing data and support reconciliations.

• Monitor project billing status, identify discrepancies or variances, and take corrective action as needed.

• Support internal and external inquiries related to joint venture billing and project financials.

• Contribute to process improvements in project billing and joint venture accounting workflows.

Essential Skills

• 5+ years of project billing experience specifically supporting joint venture projects.

• Proven experience working for an engineering or architecture company with revenue over $100 million.

• Strong joint venture accounting and billing knowledge, including cost allocation across entities.

• Demonstrated ability to review and interpret contracts for billing requirements and compliance.

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including the ability to create and use pivot tables and VLOOKUP functions.

• Proficiency with large-scale ERP systems such as Deltek, SAGE, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.

• High attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and completeness in billing and reconciliations.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills applied to project financial data.

• Effective communication skills to collaborate with project managers and joint venture stakeholders.

• Ability to work independently in a remote environment while managing multiple billing deadlines.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with Deltek Vantagepoint or similar Deltek products is a plus.

• Experience in project billing within complex, multi-entity or joint venture structures.

• Familiarity with the engineering and architecture project lifecycle and related financial processes.

• Ability to identify and recommend process improvements in billing and ERP utilization.

• Comfort working with large data sets and multiple systems to reconcile project financials.

Work Environment

This role is 100% remote and can be performed from any time zone, offering flexibility in location while maintaining alignment with project and team needs. You will work within a large-scale ERP environment, such as Deltek, SAGE, SAP, or Oracle, and rely heavily on Excel for data analysis and reporting. The organization offers annual salary increases upon conversion to permanent employment and has a strong track record of contractor satisfaction, with many professionals reporting positive experiences and long-term engagement. The work culture supports remote collaboration, professional growth, and involvement in large-scale engineering and architecture projects.

This position is moving extremely fast as this is an urgent need for the client. If interested, please send over your most up to date resume to ktrivigno @astoncarter.com along with your availability for a 10-minute phone call.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Camp Hill, PA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $33.00 - $38.50/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 2, 2026.

About Aston Carter

Aston Carter provides world-class corporate talent solutions to thousands of clients across the globe. Specialized in accounting, finance, human resources, talent acquisition, procurement, supply chain and select administrative professions, we extend the capabilities of industry-leading companies. We draw on our deep recruiting expertise and expansive network to meet the evolving needs of our clients and talent community with agility and excellence. With offices across the U.S., Canada, Asia Pacific and Europe, Aston Carter serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® double diamond winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email [email protected] (%[email protected]) for other accommodation options.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.