Finance Systems Manager – ERP & Implementations Lead, Deltek Vantagepoint in London

Lanpro is a market leading multi-disciplinary consultancy specialising in Environment‑led Planning and Design.

We work on projects across a variety of sectors, including residential, historic sites, renewable energy, infrastructure and mixed‑use commercial developments.

Lanpro has grown nationwide, with offices in Norwich, London, Cambridge, Manchester, Edinburgh, York, Bath, Glasgow, Milton Keynes, Birmingham, Cardiff, Exeter and Chelmsford.

Our multidisciplinary services span Planning, Environmental Impact Assessment, Ecology, GIS, Landscape Architecture, Design, Arboriculture, Visualisation, Historic Environment, Acoustics, Air Quality, Civil Engineering, Geo‑environmental, MEP Building Services, Structures, Sustainability, Transport & Highways, Utilities, Water & Flood Risk.

We thrive on creating a culture of continuous professional development and collaboration.

Our teams support the delivery of major solar and battery storage schemes in the UK and Europe.

We are looking for an experienced Finance Systems Manager to take ownership of our financial and project‑management systems and lead the next phase of their development.

Having implemented Deltek Vantagepoint in April 2025, we are now focused on delivering a significant system upgrade, expanding platform capability and driving the financial integration of our growing acquisition pipeline.

This hands‑on leadership role requires strategic oversight and technical depth.

Key Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the Deltek Vantagepoint platform, acting as the internal subject‑matter expert and primary point of escalation for all system‑related matters.
• Lead the planning, coordination and delivery of the Vantagepoint system upgrade, managing workstreams across Finance, IT and the implementation partner.
• Lead the financial systems integration of new acquisitions, including data migration strategy, chart‑of‑accounts mapping, and data validation.
• Design and implement scalable processes and controls to support the onboarding of future acquisitions into Vantagepoint.
• Drive the rollout of additional Vantagepoint functionality, working with business stakeholders to prioritise and deliver enhancements that improve efficiency and reporting quality.
• Oversee system configuration, access management, segregation of duties and change‑control governance.
• Lead user acceptance testing programmes for upgrades, migrations and new functionality.
• Manage the relationship with Deltek and implementation partners, holding them to account on delivery, quality and timescales.
• Maintain and improve integrations between Vantagepoint and other business applications.
• Establish and maintain robust system documentation, including migration logs, process maps and change records.
• Provide guidance, training and escalation support to Finance and operational users across the business.
• Build and maintain financial and operational reporting, using Vantagepoint, Power BI and Excel.
• Champion continuous improvement across finance systems, identifying opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve data quality and strengthen controls.

Essential Experience

• Significant experience in a finance systems, ERP management or systems accounting role, with a track record of owning and leading system change.
• Demonstrable experience leading or playing a senior role in an ERP upgrade, implementation or major enhancement project.
• Hands‑on experience delivering financial data migrations, including data mapping, cleansing, validation and cutover.
• Strong understanding of core finance processes including general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, project accounting and management reporting.
• The ability to manage competing priorities, hold project plans together and drive delivery across multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with large, complex datasets.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to operate at senior and Board level.
• A proactive, solutions‑focused approach and the ability to lead on projects independently.

Desirable Experience

• Direct experience with Deltek Vantagepoint, including configuration and administration.
• Experience within a consultancy, professional‑services or project‑based organisation.
• Understanding of project accounting concepts including WIP, revenue recognition, time recording and billing.
• Experience creating and maintaining Power BI dashboards and reports.
• Exposure to system integrations using ODBC, SQL or APIs.
• Experience with Power Query or other data‑transformation tooling.
• Experience with Xero or a comparable cloud accounting platform.
• A relevant finance, accounting, systems or data qualification.

Benefits

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

• Day One Benefits
• Enhanced Annual Leave entitlement
• Death in service cover
• Centrally based City offices
• Hybrid working environment (flexible work)
• Protected CPD (Department, individual and companywide)
• Professional Body membership contribution
• Enhanced Company pension
• Career progression framework and development, including two defined promotion windows annually.
• E Learning portal access
• Non contractual growth bonus scheme
• After Probation and Beyond
• Loyalty Leave (Continuous Service Accrued Annual Leave up to 5 days)
• Vitality Health Care - Private Medical Insurance
• Discounted Gym membership
• Discounts and perks - Amazon prime, Free Odeon Cinema tickets, Apple benefits and Café Nero
• Employee Assistance Program - including Financial and Mental Health support from external expertise.
• BUPA Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Program - including Financial and Mental Health support from external expertise.
• Cycle to work scheme
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