Accounting Intern

Job Description

Accounting Intern | Coinbase

The Tone:
This is a 12-week internship at Coinbase, offered during summer 2027, with a remote-first approach that includes quarterly in-person working sessions called “surges.” Coinbase is dedicated to increasing economic freedom and operates with an uncompromising mission. The company fosters an intense environment where individuals are pushed to build the future of finance alongside those who refuse to settle for “good enough.” This internship provides hands-on experience across a wide range of accounting operations, contributing real work to critical financial processes and projects.

The TL;DR
• Role: Internship
• Type: 12-week summer internship
• Location: Remote-first, with quarterly in-person “surges”
• Pay: $40 hourly
• Team: Accounting team within Finance
• Mission: Support day-to-day accounting operations, execute month/quarter-end close procedures, and contribute to accounting transformation projects across various financial functions and international stakeholders.
• Tech Stack: SQL, Snowflake, Looker, Generative AI

What You’ll Actually Do
• Prepare: Prepare assigned balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules for month-end close cycles with guidance and review from Accounting team members.
• Collaborate: Collaborate across Global GL Operations, Revenue Accounting, Digital Asset Inventory Accounting, and Capital Markets/Prime Financing Accounting, working with US and international stakeholders.
• Contribute: Contribute to critical accounting projects such as new system logic implementations, process enhancements, or product launches.
• Support: Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, including non-US subsidiary statutory financial statements.
• Maintain: Maintain process documentation and ensure adherence to internal controls, policies, and procedures throughout 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. This is an entry-level internship position.
• Experience: Demonstrated analytical ability applied to accounting or finance contexts, such as reconciliations, variance analysis, or financial modeling through coursework, projects, or prior experience. Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks and meet deadlines, including prioritizing across competing workstreams.
• Skills: Foundational knowledge of US GAAP; analytical proficiency in accounting or finance contexts; effective task management and prioritization; familiarity with SQL, Snowflake, Looker, or similar analytics tools; responsible utilization of generative AI, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
• Bonus: Experience with digital assets and the crypto economy.