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Sandrine B.

Certified Bookkeeper | Virtual Assistant | Fiction Editor & Ghostwrite

Hello! I’m Sandrine B., a certified Xero Advisor and QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor with 22+ years of bookkeeping experience, strong virtual assistant skills, and hands-on experience as a fiction author, editor, and ghostwriter. I help small businesses, entrepreneurs, authors, and creative professionals stay organized, financially clear, and professionally presented—whether you need accurate books, reliable admin support, polished writing, or help developing a manuscript. *** Bookkeeping & Financial Support: As a certified Xero and QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor, I can help with: * Bank and credit card reconciliations * Accounts payable and receivable * Invoice and expense tracking * Bookkeeping cleanup * Financial reports * Excel and Google Sheets reporting * Xero and QuickBooks Online support I am detail-oriented, discreet, and organized. My goal is to keep your records accurate, clear, and useful, so you can make confident business decisions. *** Virtual Assistant Support: I provide reliable remote support for busy professionals and business owners who need someone proactive, organized, and easy to work with. I can assist with: * Email and inbox management * Calendar and scheduling support * Document formatting * Online research * Data entry * Customer service support * File organization * Workflow and task tracking I am experienced with Trello, Asana, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office, Excel, Google Sheets, Freshdesk, ServiceNow, and LiveChat. *** Fiction Editing & Author Support: As an author of dark, psychological, and suspense-driven fiction, I understand how important voice, pacing, atmosphere, tension, structure, and character motivation are. My strongest fit is with suspense, psychological thrillers, dark fiction, horror, dark romance, dark fantasy, and atmospheric character-driven stories. I can help with: * Developmental feedback * Line editing * Copyediting * Proofreading * Chapter-by-chapter feedback * Story structure and pacing notes * Character consistency * Dialogue flow * Book descriptions and blurbs * Author bios * Newsletter and website copy for authors My editing style is honest, practical, and respectful. I focus on strengthening the text while preserving the author’s voice. *** Ghostwriting & Written Content: If you have ideas but need help turning them into polished writing, I can help you shape, organize, and develop your content. I can assist with fiction ghostwriting, short stories, suspense or dark fiction scenes, blog posts, website copy, newsletters, book descriptions, author branding content, professional bios, and rewriting existing drafts. I do not claim to write every genre. My best work is with stories involving tension, emotional depth, darker themes, complex characters, secrets, obsession, suspense, or psychological conflict. *** Bilingual English/French Support: Fluent in English and French, I can also help with translation and content adaptation, including business documents, website copy, author pages, marketing content, and customer communication. *** Why Work With Me? Clients choose me because I combine precision, organization, strong communication, and creative judgment. I can support the practical side of your business—bookkeeping, admin, systems, and customer support—while also bringing a writer’s eye to fiction, editing, and author-related projects. Whether you need clean books, reliable virtual assistance, a polished manuscript, or professional written content, I can help you move forward with clarity and confidence.

🇵🇹Soure, Portugal$25/hr100% JSS4.52 (45)Since Apr 2018

Earnings and projects

MRR
$1.5k

Last 6 months ÷ 6

World#31,235 / 412k
🇵🇹Country#168 / 2,011
Revenue, last 30 days
$2.3k

Last 6 months: $9.2k

World#17,568 / 412k
🇵🇹Country#102 / 2,011
Total earnings
$147k

Billed in all: $150k

World#24,224 / 412k
🇵🇹Country#182 / 2,011
Per project
$1.6k

$1.2k in the last 6 months

World#92,407 / 412k
🇵🇹Country#521 / 2,011
Projects, last 6 months
8
13% fixed87% hourly
World#24,499 / 412k
🇵🇹Country#83 / 2,011
Projects in all
94

Across 101 contracts

59% fixed41% hourly
World#30,096 / 412k
🇵🇹Country#135 / 2,011

Earnings, last 30 days

$150k+$2.3k earned in the last 30 daysBilled in all, before Upwork's fee · drag across the chart to see what was earned in any stretch
$146k$148k$150k$152kOct 8Oct 23Nov 7

Skill rankings: Top 5% in English to French Translation

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