Join Coinbase as an Internal Audit Intern to gain hands-on experience in audit processes and emerging technologies like AI.
Posted by employer 3 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 2 days ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
AI in the day-to-day
Explore and prototype how AI and emerging technologies can improve audit processes and outcomes.
Requirements
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Joblaze summary
The Internal Audit Intern at Coinbase engages in hands-on audit work, taking responsibility for projects from planning to reporting while collaborating with the Internal Audit team. Key skills include proficiency in data analytics tools like SQL and the ability to document complex business processes and audit findings clearly. This role is ideal for students pursuing degrees in accounting, finance, or data analytics, particularly those with a keen analytical mindset and a foundational understanding of internal controls. Coinbase's dynamic environment emphasizes innovation, particularly in leveraging AI to enhance audit processes.
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Quick facts
- Is the Internal Audit 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: AI/ML, Accounting, Data Analytics, Finance, Power BI, Python.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Coinbase targets intern candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Internship for this Internal Audit 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 Internal Audit Intern, you'll join Coinbase's Internal Audit team, which provides independent, risk-based assurance and advisory services that strengthen governance, compliance, risk management, and internal controls across the company. You'll get hands-on experience supporting one of the following audit areas: Information Technology (IT), Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), or Financial Crimes Compliance (FCC). You'll own real audit work from planning through reporting and explore how emerging technologies like AI can improve audit quality and efficiency.
What you'll do:
- Own assigned audit work end-to-end with guidance from the Internal Audit team, and present observations to leadership in clear, actionable terms
- Build accurate, detailed workpapers that clearly describe work performed, testing results, and conclusions for each audit project
- Analyze datasets using SQL or other analytics tools to test control populations, identify exceptions, and support data-driven audit conclusions
- Apply professional skepticism to evaluate evidence, challenge assumptions, and identify control design gaps or operational deficiencies that others may overlook
- Map complex business processes into structured process flows and control narratives, identifying key control points, dependencies, and risk areas through walkthroughs with process owners
- Explore and prototype how AI and emerging technologies can improve audit processes and outcomes
Required Skills and Experience:
- Currently pursuing a BA/BS degree with coursework in accounting, finance, data analytics, or risk management, with exposure to internal controls, audit frameworks, or risk management concepts through academic or project experience
- Demonstrated critical thinking and analytical reasoning, including the ability to evaluate evidence, identify patterns and anomalies, challenge assumptions, and draw well-supported, independent conclusions
- Ability to understand and document complex business workflows: translate multi-step processes into clear process flows, control matrices, and risk assessments (experience with flowcharting tools a plus)
- Intermediate experience with at least one data analytics or visualization tool (e.g., Tableau, SQL, Power BI, Python)
- Experience documenting audit findings, control observations, or analytical conclusions in written format and presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality.
Position ID: P78088
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