Hire a remote bookkeeper from Georgia
A bookkeeper records the company's transactions, reconciles bank accounts, keeps receivables and payables in order and prepares the books for the accountant. The person works your hours from Tbilisi under a direct contract; you pay a one-time fee only if you hire.
Working hours
Tbilisi is on UTC+4, with no daylight saving time[4].
Hours in Tbilisi, January
A bookkeeper mostly works from a task list, so full coverage is not needed. From Tbilisi, a normal 9–18 day overlaps 6 h with Berlin and 0 h with New York in winter. For US clients, a 13:00–22:00 local shift gives 4 shared hours with a New York morning.
Works remotely with read-only bank access and a clear month-end calendar; tax filing usually stays with a local accountant.
English level
Georgia ranks #35 of 123 countries in the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 with a score of 541 ("Moderate" band). A national average says little about one person: every candidate we show passes a written task and a recorded voice answer at C1 level.
What to expect
Day to day
- Categorise transactions and reconcile bank and card accounts
- Issue invoices and chase overdue payments
- Enter and schedule bills
- Run month-end close checklists
- Prepare reports for the outside accountant or tax adviser
How to test candidates
- A bank reconciliation with planted errors
- Questions on accruals and cut-off
- Which country's rules they have worked with (US GAAP, IFRS, local)
Pay and cost
We do not publish an offer range for bookkeepers yet. For reference, the Georgia average wage is about $919 a month. We publish medians from our own pipeline once a role and country has at least 10 applicants.
How to contract and pay
- A contractor agreement directly with the person, paid monthly in USD or EUR.
- Through Deel: $49 per contractor per month[5].
- By bank transfer with Wise Business: fees from 0.23%, depending on currency[6].
- The contractor pays local tax: Small business status for individual entrepreneurs: 1% tax on gross turnover up to GEL 500,000 a year, 3% above that[7].
On Upwork the client marketplace fee is up to 7.99% of every payment[8], and moving a freelancer off the platform within 24 months costs 13.5% of a year's estimated earnings (minimum $1,000)[9].
How hiring through Stafka works
- Send the role, hours and budget.
- Within 5 business days you get 3 vetted profiles with a written English sample and a voice recording.
- Interview, choose, and sign a contract directly with the person.
- Pay the $2,500–$3,000 fee on the start day; a free replacement within 90 days if it does not work out.
Questions
How much does it cost to hire a bookkeeper from Georgia?
Pay depends on experience; the Georgia average wage is about $919 a month.
What time zone is Georgia in?
Tbilisi is UTC+4, all year.
How good is English in Georgia?
Georgia scores 541 (Moderate) in the EF English Proficiency Index 2025; we only show candidates who pass our C1 checks.
Sources
- BLS OEWS May 2025, 43-3031: https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes433031.htm
- Geostat, average monthly nominal wage, Q2 2026: https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/39/wages
- EF English Proficiency Index 2025: Georgia: https://www.ef.com/wwen/epi/regions/europe/georgia/
- timeanddate.com: Tbilisi time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/georgia/tbilisi
- Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/
- Wise Business pricing (US): https://wise.com/us/pricing/business
- Tax Code of Georgia, arts. 88-90: https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/1043717
- Upwork Client Marketplace Fee: https://support.upwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/4660220468499-What-is-the-Client-Marketplace-Fee
- Upwork User Agreement, sections 7.1 and 7.3: https://www.upwork.com/legal
How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Data checked 2026-10-16.