Accounting Intern

Job Description

Accounting Intern | Coinbase

The Tone:
This is a 12-week internship at Coinbase, starting Summer 2027, offered remotely with quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.” Coinbase is dedicated to its mission of increasing economic freedom by building the future of finance. The environment is described as intense, pushing individuals beyond perceived limits, and is not a place for complacency. The Accounting Intern will join the Accounting team within Finance, gaining hands-on experience across a wide range of operations and contributing to critical financial processes and transformation projects. This role offers exposure across multiple accounting functions and international stakeholders, making it a significant opportunity for growth.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: Temporary
• Location: Remote-first with quarterly in-person sessions
• Pay: $40 USD hourly
• Team: Accounting team, reporting to Finance
• Mission: This person supports daily accounting processes, month/quarter-end close, and accounting transformation projects to ensure accurate financial operations.
• Tech Stack: SQL, Snowflake, Looker

What You’ll Actually Do
• Reconcile: Prepare assigned balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules required for month-end close cycles, with guidance and review from Accounting team members.
• Collaborate: Work across Global GL Operations, Revenue Accounting, Digital Asset Inventory Accounting, and Capital Markets/Prime Financing Accounting, engaging with US and international stakeholders.
• Contribute: Support critical accounting projects, which may include new system logic implementations, process enhancements, or product launches.
• Audit: Prepare documentation for internal and external audits, including non-US subsidiary statutory financial statements.
• Document: Maintain comprehensive process documentation and ensure strict adherence to internal controls, policies, and procedures across all assigned workstreams.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Currently pursuing a BA/BS degree in Accounting or a related field with foundational knowledge of US GAAP.
• Experience: Demonstrated analytical ability applied to accounting or finance contexts, such as reconciliations, variance analysis, or financial modeling, through coursework, projects, or prior experience.
• Skills: Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks and meet deadlines, including prioritizing across competing workstreams; Familiarity with SQL, Snowflake, Looker, or similar analytics tools, or experience with digital assets and the crypto economy; Responsible utilization of generative AI, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.