Hire a remote bookkeeper from Kazakhstan
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 Almaty under a direct contract; you pay a one-time fee only if you hire.
US wage: BLS[1]. Local wage: Bureau of National Statistics[2]. English index[3].
Working hours
Almaty is on UTC+5, with no daylight saving time[4].
Hours in Almaty, January
A bookkeeper mostly works from a task list, so full coverage is not needed. From Almaty, a normal 9–18 day overlaps 5 h with Berlin and 0 h with New York in winter. For US clients, a 14:00–23:00 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
Kazakhstan ranks #107 of 123 countries in the EF English Proficiency Index 2025 with a score of 417 ("Very low" 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We do not publish an offer range for bookkeepers yet.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 Kazakhstan average wage is about $1,071 a month and the median about $767. 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].
On Upwork the client marketplace fee is up to 7.99% of every payment[7], and moving a freelancer off the platform within 24 months costs 13.5% of a year's estimated earnings (minimum $1,000)[8].
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 Kazakhstan?
Pay depends on experience; the Kazakhstan average wage is about $1,071 a month.
What time zone is Kazakhstan in?
Almaty is UTC+5, all year.
How good is English in Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan scores 417 (Very low) 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
- Bureau of National Statistics, average monthly nominal wage, Q2 2026: https://stat.gov.kz/en/industries/labor-and-income/stat-wags/publications/514654/
- EF English Proficiency Index 2025: Kazakhstan: https://www.ef.com/wwen/epi/regions/asia/kazakhstan/
- timeanddate.com: Almaty time zone: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/kazakstan/almaty
- Deel pricing, contractor management: https://www.deel.com/pricing/
- Wise Business pricing (US): https://wise.com/us/pricing/business
- 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.