Join Coinbase as an Accounting Intern to gain hands-on experience in accounting operations and collaborate with various finance teams.
Posted by employer 3 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 days ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
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Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Accounting Intern at Coinbase engages in various accounting operations, including preparing balance sheet reconciliations and supporting month-end close cycles. Key skills include a foundational understanding of US GAAP, analytical abilities, and familiarity with tools like SQL and Snowflake. This role is ideal for students pursuing a degree in Accounting or a related field, particularly those eager to gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced, innovative environment. The internship offers exposure to multiple accounting functions and collaboration with international teams.
Joblaze insights
- Listed 2 days ago on Joblaze — tracked directly from Coinbase's career page.
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Quick facts
- Is the Accounting Intern role remote?
- It's hybrid — Coinbase expects some on-site time in Hybrid - New York, NY.
- What's the salary range?
- Coinbase lists $40–$40 for this role.
- Where is the role based?
- Coinbase is hiring for this position in Hybrid - New York, NY.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: Looker, SQL, Snowflake, US GAAP.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets intern candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Internship for this Accounting Intern role at Coinbase.
From the original posting
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase, we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom. The bar is high, the environment is intense, and we like it that way. This isn't a place for complacency, it’s a place to be pushed past your perceived limits. If you're ready to build the future of finance alongside people who refuse to settle for "good enough," you belong here. Coinbase is a remote-first, but not remote-only company. Expect to get together quarterly for intense in-person working sessions called “surges.” learn more about working at Coinbase.
This is a 12-week internship during summer 2027.
As an Accounting Intern, you'll join the Accounting team within Finance and get hands-on experience across a wide range of accounting operations. You'll collaborate with teams like Tax, FP&A, Treasury, and Source-to-Pay to support day-to-day processes, month/quarter-end close, and accounting transformation projects. You'll contribute real work from balance sheet reconciliations to system implementations, gaining exposure across multiple accounting functions and international stakeholders.
What you'll do:
- Prepare assigned balance sheet reconciliations, journal entries, and supporting schedules for month-end close cycles with guidance and review from Accounting team members
- Collaborate across Global GL Operations, Revenue Accounting, Digital Asset Inventory Accounting, and Capital Markets/Prime Financing Accounting, working with US and international stakeholders
- Contribute to critical accounting projects such as new system logic implementations, process enhancements, or product launches
- Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation, including non-US subsidiary statutory financial statements
- Maintain process documentation and ensure adherence to internal controls, policies, and procedures throughout all assigned workstreams
Required Skills and Experience:
- Currently pursuing a BA/BS degree in Accounting or a related field with foundational knowledge of US GAAP
- 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
- Familiarity with SQL, Snowflake, Looker, or similar analytics tools, or experience with digital assets and the crypto economy
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality
Position ID: P78074
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