Payroll Accountant

Location
Almaty
Workplace
On-site
Employment
Full-time

About this role

Why work at Higgsfield AI?

Higgsfield AI is the fastest-scaling generative AI company in history, hitting $700M in annual revenue run rate, 30M+ users worldwide, 6M+ generations per day, and powering 390 of Fortune 500 brands.

We're building at the absolute frontier of AI-powered video creation and next-generation creative tools. Joining Higgsfield means becoming part of a high-impact team shaping the future of AI-native experiences, at a company that isn't just moving fast, but rewriting what fast looks like.

What you'll do

  • Run the full payroll cycle for the TOO: salaries, bonuses, vacation pay, sick leave, severance, per diems

  • Calculate and control IPN (individual income tax), OPV and OPVR (pension contributions), SO (social contributions), VOSMS and OOSMS (medical insurance), and social tax; apply statutory deductions

  • Prepare and file Form 200.00, reconcile against tax authority records

  • Know how to implement Astana Hub preferences

  • Dealing with non-resindents and taxation

  • Working with services under Civil Law contract (ГПХ)

  • Close payroll monthly: accruals, vacation provisions, GL reconciliation, data prep for management reporting

  • Calculation of unused vacation reserves

  • Work with bonuses, benefits and other reimbursments

  • Work with travel expenses and advance reports

  • Allocate payroll costs by department and project, and answer finance team queries

  • Support audits and tax inspections on anything payroll-related

  • Answer employee questions on calculations, deductions, and certificates

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years specifically in payroll (not general accounting that happened to include payroll)

  • Solid command of the Kazakhstan Labour Code and Tax Code as they apply to payroll, including current rates and thresholds

  • Track record of filing Form 200.00 cleanly — no corrections, no penalties

  • 1C: ZUP / 1C: Accounting for Kazakhstan, at a level where you can configure earning types yourself

  • Attention to detail and willingness to own the number that lands in someone's account

  • Fluent Russian and English

Nice to have

  • Experience with payroll for a foreign entity (Ltd / LLC) and contractors on invoices

  • Understanding of IFRS on employee benefits

  • Payroll automation or system migration experience

The deal

  • Competitive salary in USD.

  • On-site role in Almaty office.

  • Full-time position.

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Benefits

  • Competitive salary