Senior Tax Accountant

Gramercy Property Trust (NYSE: GPT) is a leading global investor and asset manager of commercial real estate. Gramercy specializes in acquiring and managing single-tenant, net-leased industrial and office properties purchased through sale-leaseback transactions or directly from property developers and owners. We focus on income producing properties leased to high quality tenants in major markets in the United States and Europe. Gramercy is organized as a Real Estate Investment Trust.

• Preparation / review of multistate corporate, partnership and disregarded entity tax returns. This would include preparing State apportionment calculations and determining partner withholding requirements.
• Assist in the preparation of foreign tax forms.
• Preparing quarterly Federal, State and local tax estimates and returns.
• Prepare and update tax provision calculations.
• Prepare quarterly REIT compliance testing.
• Updating depreciation expense in FAS and external work papers.
• Special projects as directed by the VP of Tax.
• Stay current with Federal & State tax law changes impacting the Company.
• Ability to communicate with Company employees, outside accountants, and taxing authorities.

• 5+ years of Tax Department experience, preferably at a Big 4 or other national firm; or direct real estate industry experience.
• BA/BS required; Business, Finance or Accounting degree required.
• CPA preferred, MS – Tax or MBA a plus.
• Real estate industry experience and knowledge of real estate investment trusts a plus.
• CCH Axcess or Go System experience preferred.
• Depreciation expense experience required. Proficiency with depreciation expense software (preferably FAS) required.
• Self-motivation, determination and initiative in a team environment.
• Demonstrated high attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task responsibilities under tight deadlines.
• Develop best practices and establishes standards, policies and workflows.
• Working knowledge of Yardi, and/or MRI a plus.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills.