Payroll Accountant

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
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• 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
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• 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.