Business Applications Associate (Equity)

Business Applications Associate (Equity)

Los Angeles (Century City or El Segundo) or Atlanta | Full-time, onsite $110,000-$130,000 base + 20% target bonus Our client is an established national commercial real estate investment manager with approximately $29 billion in assets under management, investing in debt and equity across all major property types on behalf of institutional investors. Founded over 25 years ago, the firm originates and manages all of its own investments from offices in Los Angeles, Atlanta, San Francisco, and New York. The culture is lean and high-ownership, with direct access to senior leadership and long employee tenure. The Business Applications Associate is the dedicated systems owner for the firm's equity asset management technology stack, reporting to the VP of Business Applications. You will play a central role in evaluating and implementing a new equity asset management platform, from business requirements and vendor assessment through UAT and rollout, while providing hands-on support for the firm's pro forma extraction and asset-level data initiatives. This is a liaison seat built for someone who pairs technical fluency with strong people skills, with a defined growth path toward AVP and exposure to a firm-wide data initiative.

What You'll Do

• Help evaluate, select, and implement a new equity asset management platform (requirements, vendor assessment, UAT, rollout)
• Own day-to-day administration and configuration of equity applications, including user roles and permissions
• Validate ingested financial data against source materials, flag discrepancies, and drive resolution with sponsors and vendors
• Translate equity workflows (budget vs actuals, quarterly reporting, asset surveillance) into functional requirements
• Maintain documentation: process flows, data mappings, user guides

What You'll Bring

• 2+ years in a business analyst, systems, or technology role at a real estate firm, with exposure to equity workflows
• Hands-on experience with at least one RE or CRE-finance platform (Yardi, MRI, RealPage, Entrata, Chatham, Argus) on the financial, data, or reporting side; leasing or CRM modules alone do not qualify
• Experience owning or driving a system implementation, conversion, or major enhancement through rollout
• Working SQL for data validation and reporting queries
• Strong communication and stakeholder management; self-directed and comfortable with limited oversight
• Bachelor's degree