Project Accounting Senior Associate -India GDC

Who is ERM?
ERM is a leading global sustainability consulting firm, committed for nearly 50 years to helping organizations navigate complex environmental, social, and governance (ESG) challenges. We bring together a diverse and inclusive community of experts across regions and disciplines, providing a truly multicultural environment that fosters collaboration, professional growth, and meaningful global exposure. As a people-first organization, ERM values well-being, career development, and the power of collective expertise to drive sustainable impact for our clients—and the planet.

Introducing our new Global Delivery Centre (GDC)
Our Global Delivery Centre (GDC) in India is a unified platform designed to deliver high-value services and solutions to ERM’s global clientele. By centralizing key business and consulting functions, we streamline operations, optimize service delivery, and enable our teams to focus on what matters most—advising clients on sustainability challenges with agility and innovation. Through the GDC, you will collaborate with international teams, leverage emerging technologies, and further enhance ERM’s commitment to excellence—amplifying our shared mission to make a lasting, positive impact.

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.

Project accounting focuses on tracking the financial aspects of a specific project, ensuring that budgets are managed, costs are controlled and billed, and financial reporting is accurate. Here are the key roles and responsibilities of a Project Accountant:

1. Project Accountant

Responsibilities:

• Review contracts, set up projects with accurate WBS, budgets, project team access, and billing rates

• Track project costs, budgets, and financial performance to inform Program Manager.

• Partner with project teams to process method of resolution to clear variances.

• Ensure compliance with accounting standards and company policies.

• Generate invoices based on contract terms, purchase orders and service agreements.

• Obtain project team approval to ensure accurate invoices, this may involve corrections including transferring of time and rate adjustments

• Verify accuracy of billing details, including labor rates, pricing and tax calculations.

• Meet individual and team performance KPIs

• Resolve outstanding issues by escalating to PA leadership, other Finance leadership, and/or project teams as needed.

• Ensure compliance to ERM policies and procedures

Job Requirements & Capabilities

Qualifications:

• Five to eight years of project accounting (billing) experience (professional services experience preferred)

• In-office during onboarding, then transition to hybrid (3 days/week)

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Experience with invoice submittal via portals

• 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)