In the field of accounting, practitioners often encounter hidden rules and temptations. A Christian accountant, Sister Seven, faced similar tests but relied on God through prayer to maintain honesty and integrity in her work.
The following is a first-person narration.
As a Generation Z Christian with five years of accounting experience, I (Sister Seven) developed a strong faith from childhood when my mother took me to Sunday school. After college, I returned to my hometown and joined a youth fellowship where I have been gathering and serving part-time.
Last summer, one of my client companies appeared on the high-risk list requiring them to make up for underpaid taxes and provide various supplementary proof documents per the sales and tax administrator's requirements. However, my client refused to pay, believing they had already paid enough.
I went to the tax administrator three times and eventually led the client there who cooperated by providing materials. Nevertheless, my client failed to keep some contracts, having only duplicates in his partner's folder, and urged me to make fake contracts.
Faced with this dilemma, I prayed in my knees earnestly: "God, I do not want to create fraudulent contracts because it is an act that you despise. If I do, I will be punished. You know they are trying to coerce me into cheating. If I do not, I will be ridiculed as too timid and young, and the company will bear hundreds of thousands in taxes. Please guide me towards a righteous solution; I desire to witness your truth."
Miraculously, the client renewed the contract without resorting to fraudulent activities.
In the past two years, when the pandemic was not serious, my colleagues and I held a Christmas Eve concert. Although I invited all my colleagues, only one came with her boyfriend, who later broke up with her, leaving her sad. I prayed for her and shared how Jesus Christ could save her. The next day, I presented her with a Bible.
In 2018, the tax system implemented a real-name collection requiring all financial personnel and shareholders to be legally bound to their respective companies. Those deemed untrustworthy would be included in the tax blacklist. Consequently, old-timers discussed privately how to avoid being blacklisted.
One morning, as I sat at work, I sought to comprehend their plot while seeking guidance from God when confronted with challenges. By relying on my daily spiritual practice and fellow believers' company, I did not allow the harm that others attempted to inflict on me to erode my faith or integrity.
As the Apostle Paul urged in Philippians, "so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky." My hope is to depend more on His grace to weather any trials and tests in the days to come.
- Translated by Oliver Zuo
对于会计从业者来说，会有一些潜规则和试探在其中。一个基督徒姐妹也会遇到类似的考验，但她通过祷告依靠上帝，持守住了诚实和正直的心来做好手中的工作。
以下以第一人称述说。
我（小七姐妹）是一名95后基督徒，在会计的岗位工作五年了。小时候妈妈带我到教会的主日学。大学毕业后，我回到老家，之后又加入了青年团契，目前一直在这里面聚会和服事。
我的工作是财务，去年夏天，我和同事一起负责的某家公司被列入高风险名录。通常结果是：按照销售额补齐那部分，税务局认为你少交的税款。需要按照他们的要求去解决，提供各种的这些的辅证，或者是补交他觉得你少交的这些税款。对于我的客户来说，他是不愿意去交税款的，因为他觉得他平时该交的那些税已经够了。
我去找了连续三次去找税务管理员，最后让客户本人过去，他也积极地配合提供材料。但是其中有一些合同他没有留档，只在他的合作方那里有，这个时候需要我做假合同。
那天中午我跪着祷告：“神啊，我不要做假合同，也不敢做，因为那样是你厌恶的。如果我做了一定会被惩罚的，你知道他们让我作假，如果不作会嘲讽我胆子小太年轻，也会冤枉地交十几万的税款。求你为我开路，我不要作假。这次的经历我要为你做见证。”
后来神奇的是他那边重新补了合同。
在前两年的时候，疫情好像不是特别严重的时候，我们有做过平安夜的音乐会。我一一邀请公司同事去，最后只有一个同事带着她的男朋友过来了。后来她和男朋友分手了，她挺难过的，我为她祷告，分享耶稣基督来到这个世界上也是为了拯救她。后来我第二天的时候就给她带了一本圣经。
2018年，税务系统里面做一个叫实名采集工作，要把所有的财务人员、股东，和公司、法人绑定在一起，公司或者任何一个人有失信的情况，这些人都会上税务的黑名单。于是公司里的这些老前辈们私下商量要把自己从所做的事情里脱身。
那天早上我去的时候，我就这样坐着，看她们在密谋着什么。而我遇到的任何的问题，第一个选择先跟神诉说，神就不断的在安慰我的心。然后靠着每天的灵修与信徒的陪伴，后来觉得也没有那么在意别人对我的伤害了。
正如，使徒保罗在腓利比书中所劝勉的那样：“好使你们无可指责，诚实无伪，在这弯曲悖谬的世代作神无瑕疵的儿女。你们在这世代中要像明光照耀。”我盼望在以后的日子，更深的依靠他的恩典度过每一个考验。
专访｜职场基督徒姐妹的分享与心得
In the field of accounting, practitioners often encounter hidden rules and temptations. A Christian accountant, Sister Seven, faced similar tests but relied on God through prayer to maintain honesty and integrity in her work.
The following is a first-person narration.
As a Generation Z Christian with five years of accounting experience, I (Sister Seven) developed a strong faith from childhood when my mother took me to Sunday school. After college, I returned to my hometown and joined a youth fellowship where I have been gathering and serving part-time.
Last summer, one of my client companies appeared on the high-risk list requiring them to make up for underpaid taxes and provide various supplementary proof documents per the sales and tax administrator's requirements. However, my client refused to pay, believing they had already paid enough.
I went to the tax administrator three times and eventually led the client there who cooperated by providing materials. Nevertheless, my client failed to keep some contracts, having only duplicates in his partner's folder, and urged me to make fake contracts.
Faced with this dilemma, I prayed in my knees earnestly: "God, I do not want to create fraudulent contracts because it is an act that you despise. If I do, I will be punished. You know they are trying to coerce me into cheating. If I do not, I will be ridiculed as too timid and young, and the company will bear hundreds of thousands in taxes. Please guide me towards a righteous solution; I desire to witness your truth."
Miraculously, the client renewed the contract without resorting to fraudulent activities.
In the past two years, when the pandemic was not serious, my colleagues and I held a Christmas Eve concert. Although I invited all my colleagues, only one came with her boyfriend, who later broke up with her, leaving her sad. I prayed for her and shared how Jesus Christ could save her. The next day, I presented her with a Bible.
In 2018, the tax system implemented a real-name collection requiring all financial personnel and shareholders to be legally bound to their respective companies. Those deemed untrustworthy would be included in the tax blacklist. Consequently, old-timers discussed privately how to avoid being blacklisted.
One morning, as I sat at work, I sought to comprehend their plot while seeking guidance from God when confronted with challenges. By relying on my daily spiritual practice and fellow believers' company, I did not allow the harm that others attempted to inflict on me to erode my faith or integrity.
As the Apostle Paul urged in Philippians, "so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky." My hope is to depend more on His grace to weather any trials and tests in the days to come.
- Translated by Oliver Zuo
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