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&lt;p&gt;Ever wondered what life inside a major firm is like? Here, Deloitte&#39;s Heather Reiter--a New Jersey native--gives us a glimpse of her career to date, as well as her day-to-day life as Manager in Deloitte&#39;s Tax Management Consulting practice in Belgium.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Name:&lt;/strong&gt;&#160;Heather Reiter&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Title:&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;Manager, Tax Management Consulting&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;Brussels, Belgium Office&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Company:&lt;/strong&gt;&#160;Deloitte Tax LLP&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Education&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I’m originally from New Jersey but transferred to the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas (Austin) as a Junior. I graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting. During college, I interned every summer in the Information Systems Department of a global hoteling and franchising company, where I was first introduced to Finance Transformation projects, project management, and process improvement.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Explain your role within the Tax Management Consulting (TMC) practice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I recently celebrated my fifth year working in this practice. I focus on assisting clients in implementing indirect tax solutions across their enterprise resource planning systems (ERP), which helps them deliver their end-to-end tax compliance reporting. Furthermore, since joining Deloitte, I have worked on integrating tax engines and enabling indirect tax functionality across SAP platforms in the Oil &amp;amp; Gas, Retail, and Life Sciences industries. Right now, I am on an international assignment in Brussels, Belgium, where I serve a global, multi-national client by helping to deploy a tax-enabled ERP on SAP for more than 20 countries where the client has operations.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How has technology impacted how you deliver services to clients?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I did not really consider that technology would play such a prominent role in tax. However, ever since I joined Deloitte’s Tax practice, I heavily rely on technology to help me fulfill my day-to-day client service work. There is an expectation that, as a tax professional, you will continually keep abreast of technology product updates in order to then help deliver greater value for our clients. I count on Deloitte’s&#160;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_us/us/services/tax/global-business-tax/tmc/tax-management/3dca3bc162a2f210vgnvcm3000001c56f00arcrd.htm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Global Tax Nerve Center&#174;,&lt;/a&gt;&#160;which illustrates our capabilities regarding implementing, developing, vetting, and modeling integrated processes and software solutions in a virtual environment and on a global scale. I use the Center to get hands-on experience with new product releases and updates so that I can learn how to configure these tools for my clients in a testing environment. With these tools, I can then engage my client, bring technology into their processes, and demonstrate in a visual way how our cutting-edge technology and service capabilities can help them and their business requirements.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Why did you choose Deloitte for your career?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are three reasons why I chose a career with Deloitte:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;The people. Deloitte was one of the only companies that recruited me where I immediately felt like I fit in. The people were welcoming and excited about the product and services they deliver to clients.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The nature of the work. Having the ability to constantly learn and be challenged day in and day out was something that I valued highly when I was deciding where to work after college. Deloitte provides opportunities to work across multiple clients, industries, and business situations. This is something I have found very rewarding as it constantly challenges me to learn new supply chain flows, indirect tax requirements, and so much more. Additionally, being in a “consulting” role, I am constantly engaging with clients, making new connections and building my network.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The international opportunities. Strategically, I chose Deloitte because of its international capabilities and flexibility around mobility. &#160;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&#160;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What’s been your biggest opportunity, and your biggest challenge, since joining Deloitte?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Working in another country has been one of my biggest opportunities and one of my biggest challenges. I have really enjoyed being on an overseas assignment, but it’s been challenging to acclimate myself to working in another country. The transition has been more difficult than I expected in terms of getting used to the environment and managing a global implementation where the entire team works remotely, but through the support of my global network I have been able to successfully exit the transition phase and have successfully delivered our project to the client.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I also think that the biggest opportunity at Deloitte is that I am constantly being challenged. Every time I’ve gone to my partner and ask what else can I do to challenge myself, I’ve been able to get other experiences and work with different clients in different industries across the globe. For me, this is great because I thrive on a lot of variety in my work day.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;This post was sponsored by Deloitte LLP.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;As used in this document, “Deloitte” means Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Please see &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.deloitte.com/us/about&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.deloitte.com/us/about&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt; for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regulations of public accounting.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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