Property Manager

Commercial property management in the Greater Los Angeles market sits at the intersection of tenant relations, financial oversight, and physical asset stewardship. This role at Property Management Associates puts you squarely in the middle of all three, managing a mixed portfolio of office buildings and retail space across the LA area for a firm that's been operating in Southern California for over 30 years.

What You'll Actually Do

Day to day, you're the operational anchor for a set of commercial assets. That means conducting regular property and tenant space inspections, staying on top of lease compliance, and making sure the physical condition of each building reflects ownership's standards. When something needs attention, you're sourcing bids, issuing service orders, and coordinating contractors through to completion. Tenant requests don't sit in a queue here. You respond, generate work orders, and follow up until the issue is closed.

On the financial side, you own the annual income and expense budget, handle accounts receivable, produce monthly variance reports, and reforecast quarterly. You'll also verify invoices against approved service orders and contracts, and field questions from corporate accounting when issues surface. Yardi Voyager is your primary tool, so comfort with that platform matters. The reporting cadence here is real and regular, not occasional.

Beyond operations and finance, there's a relationship-management dimension to this role that's easy to underestimate. You'll work across internal departments including leasing, tenant improvement, development, and construction, and you'll interface with city officials and community stakeholders. Strong written and verbal communication isn't a soft requirement here. It's core to the job.

What You Bring

• At least five years of commercial property management experience, with direct experience in the Property Manager seat
• Demonstrated ability to build and manage annual budgets, explain variances, and reforecast with accuracy
• Experience managing office and/or retail tenants through the full lifecycle of lease compliance and service resolution
• Intermediate to strong proficiency in Yardi Voyager and the MS Office Suite, particularly Excel
• A bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
• Organizational discipline and the ability to manage multiple properties and competing priorities without dropping threads

Where This Role Leads

Commercial PM experience compounds differently than residential. The budget ownership, vendor contract management, and cross-departmental coordination you build here translate directly into Senior Property Manager or Portfolio Manager roles, and eventually into asset management or director-level positions. The financial literacy this job demands, specifically variance reporting, reforecasting, and invoice verification against contracts, is exactly what separates mid-level PM candidates from those who move into more strategic roles. At a firm like PMA that manages both commercial and residential assets at scale, there's also lateral mobility if your interests shift. One honest note: commercial portfolios in LA come with real complexity, from tenant improvement coordination to city compliance touchpoints. Candidates who thrive here tend to be self-directed and comfortable holding ambiguity without waiting for someone to hand them a checklist.