Project Accounting Associate

ERM; New Delhi; Hybrid; INR 1,200,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ERM Global Delivery Centre (GDC) in Gurugram seeks a Financial Project Manager / Project Accounting Lead to partner with consultant teams, ensure accurate project setup, budgets, and invoicing, and drive WIP/DSO performance.

You will lead, onboard, and coach Associates, while supporting recruitment and day-to-day operations in a hybrid, 2nd-shift capable finance environment.

Qualifications

• Five to eight years of project accounting (billing) experience (professional services experience preferred)
• Ability to work 2nd shift
• Onboarding in-office, then hybrid (3 days/week)
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field
• Professional certification such as CA, CMA, CPA, or equivalent is preferred

Responsibilities

• Oversee PA Staff and ensure accurate project setup, budgets, and billing rates
• Collaborate with project teams to resolve variances and enable timely invoicing
• Review project activity to close projects after completion and escalate issues as needed
• Meet individual and team KPIs and ensure compliance with ERM policies

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Detail oriented

Team leadership

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in accounting/finance/business

High School Diploma (Bachelors preferred)

CA/CMA/CPA preferred

Tools

Excel

Job description

ERM is the world's largest specialist sustainability consultancy, with more than 50 years of experience helping organisations navigate complex environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges. We bring together a diverse and inclusive community of experts across regions and disciplines, fostering collaboration, professional growth, and meaningful global exposure. As a people-first organisation, ERM values well-being, career development, and the power of collective expertise to drive sustainable impact for our clients - and the planet.

ERM Global Delivery Centre (GDC) We Deliver. We Synergise. We Innovate.

The Global Delivery Centre (GDC) in Gurugram is ERM’s global operating backbone. It delivers business enablement services in Finance, HR, IT, and Commercial Operations to ensure ERM’s global business runs seamlessly, efficiently, and consistently.

At the GDC, you will:

• Be part of a hub that ensures ERM’s business continuity worldwide.
• Collaborate with colleagues across geographies to support global operations.
• Drive consistency, compliance, and efficiency in core functions.
• Work with digital, automation, and AI-enabled tools to optimise how ERM operates.
• Work in shifts where required, depending on the role. As processes mature and automation increases, reliance on shifts will reduce.

Why This Role Matters?

The Financial Project Manager / Project Accounting (PA) team at ERM is a function that resides within the Finance Department, responsible for closely partnering with ERM's consultant teams to ensure proper administration and financial health of client projects, from inception through close. This highly critical team is vital in ERM reaching important KPIs, including NR, PBBIT/EBITDA, and WIP DSO.

ERM is seeking a Project Accounting professional, who will both fulfill the Project Accounting responsibilities as well as provide leadership and coaching to the Associate team members on their day-to-day activities, including accurate and efficient project set up within ERM's systems, maintaining accurate financial and administrative records, facilitating the client invoicing process, and proper closure of the project upon completion. As the Lead, this individual would also support the team in resolving escalations and other challenging situations. In addition, the Lead responsibilities include helping recruit, onboard/train, and operationally manage the Associates on the team.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities Responsibilities include (but not limited to):

• Oversee PA Staff
• Set up projects with accurate structure, budgets, and project team access and billing rates
• Partner with project teams to process method of resolution to clear variances
• Obtain project team approval to ensure accurate invoices, this may involve corrections including transferring of time and rate adjustments
• Reach WIP DSO goals by sending invoices to clients in a timely manner
• Regularly review activity of projects to close projects after completion of work
• Resolve outstanding issues by escalating to PA leadership, other Finance leadership, and/or project teams as needed
• Meet individual and team performance KPIs
• Ensure compliance to ERM policies and procedures

Influence And Decision Making Authority

Job Requirements & Capabilities Qualifications:

• High School Diploma (Bachelors preferred)
• Five to eight years of project accounting (billing) experience (professional services experience preferred)
• Ability to work 2nd shift
• In-office during onboarding, then transition to hybrid (3 days/week)
• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Professional certification such as CA, CMA, CPA, or equivalent is preferred

Job specific capabilities/skills:

• Ability to communicate effectively and professionally with both internal and external customers, across all levels and functions
• Ability to work with minimal direction and in a highly collaborative manner to meet required deadlines and perform all necessary tasks
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail to prioritize tasks effectively and complete them accurately
• Highly motivated with strong work ethic to own and drive tasks to full resolution
• Strong computer skills, including Excel (BST experience preferred)

At ERM, sustainability is our business.

We are the world's largest advisory firm focused solely on sustainability, offering unparalleled expertise across business and finance. ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, through our unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities.

Our diverse global team of experts works with the world's leading organizations to help them set clear sustainability targets, measure progress and operationalize strategy through deep implementation and business transformation. With more than 50 years of experience, our ability to integrate sustainability solutions and our depth and breadth of technical knowledge are why organizations choose to partner with us as their trusted advisor.

Every one of us firmly believes in the potential to create value for our clients through an integrated approach to sustainability (because we have personally seen it and professionally achieved it).

Our team members are passionate about client service. We work closely with our clients to help them operationalize their sustainability goals and meet their environmental, health and safety objectives while advancing ERM’s purpose through delivering tangible progress in what the United Nations coined The Decade of Action.

Organizing our people across globally integrated communities of technical and strategic talent positions ERM to be a "boots to boardroom" leader in bringing that value creation to our clients, partners, and the world.

We recruit exceptional professionals with a personal and professional passion for sustainability and nurture them to even greater success as specialists. We prepare our consultants to bring integrated, innovative and sustainable solutions to our clients and provide opportunities for ongoing development across a variety of subject areas related to technical, business, and personal growth.

At ERM, effort pays off and becomes career defining work that leaves a positive imprint on our planet.