Gou Junmei

　　In the strong iron army of Xinxing Construction, many people are quietly working in ordinary positions with selfless work attitudes and dedicated professionalism. Although they have no earth-shattering achievements, nor world-renowned fame, they all show extraordinary unique brilliance in the ordinary. Among them is such a fragrant wintersweet, unafraid of difficulties and dullness, who has been quietly blooming in the vast sea of data for twenty years like a day. She is Gou Junmei, Director of the Finance Department of the Third Company of China Xinxing Construction & Development General Co.

　　This fragrant wintersweet, with her tenacity and hard work, her sweat and dedication, blooms proudly in a construction enterprise that has always been considered male-dominated. In today's era where cash is king, the financial team she leads digs deep into potential and broadly opens sources. Without increasing personnel, through precise planning and scientific control, and with strong financial support, they ensured that the Third Company's construction area quadrupled in two years, and operating revenue and profit tripled, successfully achieving a historic leap-forward development.

　　A Positive Optimist

　　Some people say that financial work is dull and boring, because it always cruises in the kingdom of debit and credit day after day, constantly and repeatedly, dealing with rigid numbers in a simple yet meticulous way. Over time, it can make people lose passion and vitality.

　　On the first floor of the Third Company's office building, there is an ordinary yet extraordinary finance office. What is ordinary is that various financial books are neatly arranged in the bookcase, and thick ledgers are stacked on the desk; what is extraordinary is that regardless of spring, summer, autumn, or winter, there are always red flowers and green leaves in the office, always so warm and tidy, always giving every visitor a touch of relaxation and a sense of harmony. This is Gou Junmei's workspace. Although not luxurious, it subtly tells everyone that ledgers are not monotonous and numbers are not dull.

　　In 2010, under the guidance of the general company's work goal of exploring large markets and undertaking large projects, the Third Company's market development proceeded at an unprecedented speed and pace. With many projects, tight funds, and a shortage of personnel, a series of issues related to the healthy and sustainable development of the enterprise came one after another to her as the Director of the Finance Department. Some even doubted whether the Third Company had sufficient funds to maintain its own project operations. However, the Third Company, with its own development and employees' incomes increasing year after year, proved to the general company that their "cash blood" was so healthy and full of vitality. When some colleagues joked with Director Gou: "The business is bigger now, is it easy to manage the accounts as the financial minister?" She would always say lightly: "There is no problem that cannot be solved. As long as you dare to face it, there will definitely be a way." In everyone's eyes, the words pessimism and anxiety have never been printed in Gou Junmei's dictionary. No matter how great the financial pressure, no matter what financial difficulties, she can perfectly solve them with "optimism."

　　"18-year-old director" is also a joke people often make with her. Because she always says: "I am forever 18, with eternal youth and passion." It is this positive, optimistic, and upward spirit that has accompanied her from an ordinary accountant and auditor to the Director of the Finance Department, accompanied her unremitting study and progress in her profession, and witnessed her achievements in financial management and the development of the enterprise.

　　A Serious and Responsible Chief Steward

　　Financial work is very ordinary, without dazzling halos or brilliant flowers, but it is this ordinariness that sets off a sense of responsibility. "As heaven maintains vigor through movements, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-perfection." It is precisely with her love for work and her sense of responsibility that Gou Junmei devotes herself passionately to her work, transforming tedious numbers into clear reports.

　　Since starting her career, Gou Junmei has worked as a cashier, accountant, and auditor, covering accounting review, preparation of various reports, bill management, internal auditing, various special inspections, fee management, and more. Such work is not only monotonous and dull but also very busy, and allows no room for carelessness. Faced with complex work, Gou Junmei always treats it seriously and works in an orderly manner despite being busy.

　　In daily operations, she attaches great importance to cost management, regularly conducts cost inventory and cost analysis for project departments, and based on the inventory situation, communicates deeply with project departments to find management loopholes and study cost control countermeasures. During construction, Gou Junmei always insists on paying only after there is a contract, paying only after there is an invoice, and paying only after there is approval and signature. During the major inspection of off-book accounts in the construction industry, she went deep into the site, checked one by one, achieved good results, and was praised by the general company.

　　She formulates a capital income and expenditure plan every month and adjusts it promptly according to the income and expenditure of more than 30 projects, almost every day. Such work requires sufficient patience and carefulness; the slightest mistake could cause the company's cash flow to fail to operate smoothly. Especially at the end of the year, when financial income and expenditure reach their peak and payment amounts reach about one billion yuan, based on the project capital income and expenditure plan table, she checks the payee and amount one by one, strictly controls the income and expenditure limits, and for overspending beyond the plan, promptly communicates with the project department to understand the specific situation and properly resolve it.

　　In addition to daily business, year-end inventory and financial final accounts are the top priorities, and working overtime becomes routine. No matter how busy or tired, she tirelessly checks the report data of dozens of projects, reviewing every number, every punctuation mark, and every symbol to ensure nothing goes wrong.

　　Gou Junmei's seriousness and responsibility are well-known throughout the company. In order to prevent financial irregularities, she carefully reviews every transaction. Especially in invoice management, she is not afraid of offending people; when encountering fake invoices or receipts inconsistent with actual business, she resolutely rejects them and requires reissuance. At the same time, she patiently works with the parties involved, explaining the pros and cons, greatly avoiding tax-related risks. Colleagues all praise Gou Junmei's serious and responsible work attitude.

　　In 2011, the Third Company's construction and resumption area was 4.6 million square meters. With such a large area of construction and such a large amount of transactions, Gou Junmei achieved smooth capital operation and proper cost control, spending every penny where it was most needed, fully demonstrating her superb management art as a chief financial steward.