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Accounting Intern

RemoteRemoteInternshipJunior / Entry-level$40,000–$40,000 /yrPosted 1 month agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • US GAAP
  • month-end close
  • journal entries
  • balance sheet reconciliations
  • internal controls
  • process documentation
  • Generative AI
  • human oversight

Nice to have

  • SQL
  • Snowflake
  • Looker
  • digital assets
  • crypto economy
  • variance analysis

Role summary

This 12-week summer internship (2027) offers hands-on experience in accounting operations within the Finance team. The intern will collaborate with various departments like Tax, FP&A, and Treasury, supporting daily processes, month-end close, and transformation projects. Responsibilities include preparing reconciliations and journal entries, contributing to system implementations, and assisting with audits. The role requires foundational knowledge of US GAAP, analytical skills, task management, and responsible use of generative AI. Familiarity with SQL, Snowflake, Looker, or digital assets is preferred.

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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    Pay Transparency Notice: Depending on your work location, the target hourly rate for this position can range as detailed below. Hourly Rate:$40—$40 USD
  • Application Limit: Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.
  • Equal Opportunity Employer: Coinbase is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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