Remote Project Accountant: Invoicing & Forecasting

NELSON Worldwide, LLC; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with company match

Health benefits including medical,/d &

Wellness program

Pet Insurance

Career advancement

Paid time off and holidays

Paid parental leave

Flexible working schedules and work‑at

Professional development

Job summary

NELSON is seeking an experienced Project Accountant to support project teams and Finance leadership. The role focuses on high-volume invoicing, accuracy in client billing, and collaboration with Project Managers to ensure contracts and billing requirements are met.

You will leverage Deltek Vantagepoint, NELSON Business Insights (Tableau), and MS Office to improve financial processes, forecast, and address unbilled balances across the firm.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Bachelor's degree in Accounting or related field strongly preferred.
• 2+ years' experience in a high-volume billing department, or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Issue a high volume and high complexity of invoices while working with Project Managers to ensure all invoices are correct.
• Proactively manage unbilled time and expenses to ensure aging balances are addressed.
• Submit all invoices to clients.
• Assist Project Managers with accounts receivable tracking and collections.
• Train Project Managers in billing processes and procedures.
• Support onboarding of Project Managers.
• Notarize documents.
• Assist with Project Review Meetings as needed.
• Support Finance Leader as needed.
• Point of escalation for billing and project challenges and inquiries.
• General accounting support as needed.
• Project forecasting.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Skills

Analytical skills

Critical thinking

Team leadership

Independent thinking

Communication

Deltek Vantagepoint

Tableau

MS Office

Presentations

Multi-tasking

Contract administration

Collections resolution

Education

High school diploma

Bachelor's degree in Accounting

Tools

Deltek Vantagepoint

Tableau

MS Office

Job description

NELSON is seeking an experienced Project Accountant to support project teams and Finance leadership. The role focuses on high-volume invoicing, accuracy in client billing, and collaboration with Project Managers to ensure contracts and billing requirements are met.

You will leverage Deltek Vantagepoint, NELSON Business Insights (Tableau), and MS Office to improve financial processes, forecast, and address unbilled balances across the firm.