Business Controller Intern

Coinbase Careers Page • New York, NY

2h • $40 - $40

About The Position

Ready to be pushed beyond what you think you’re capable of? At Coinbase, our mission is to increase economic freedom in the world. It’s a massive, ambitious opportunity that demands the best of us, every day, as we build the emerging onchain platform — and with it, the future global financial system. To achieve our mission, we’re seeking a very specific candidate. We want someone who is passionate about our mission and who believes in the power of crypto and blockchain technology to update the financial system. We want someone who is eager to leave their mark on the world, who relishes the pressure and privilege of working with high caliber colleagues, and who actively seeks feedback to keep leveling up. We want someone who will run towards, not away from, solving the company’s hardest problems. Our work culture is intense and isn’t for everyone. But if you want to build the future alongside others who excel in their disciplines and expect the same from you, there’s no better place to be. While many roles at Coinbase are remote-first, we are not remote-only. In-person participation is required throughout the year. Team and company-wide offsites are held multiple times annually to foster collaboration, connection, and alignment. Attendance is expected and fully supported. This is a 12-week internship during summer 2026. Coinbase is looking for a highly motivated Business Controller Intern to work with our Business Controller (BC) team and play a meaningful role in our continued growth and achievement of operational excellence during the internship. The BC Intern must possess some accounting knowledge, an ability to communicate clearly and work with various teams inside of Finance (such as Tax, Finance Analytics, Platform Accounting, etc.) and with XFN stakeholders (Product, Compliance, Legal, etc), and a desire to learn, work outside of their comfort zone and work through ambiguity in a dynamic, high-growth technology company. Reporting to the Sr. Manager - Business Controller, the Intern will have a chance to assist with the company’s product launch review process. This position will have the opportunity to collaborate with various teams across the organization. This role requires someone with high-positive energy, impeccable attention to detail, a financial and analytic mindset, and a strong desire to get hands-on accounting experience at a rapidly growing organization.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a BA/BS degree in Accounting or related field
• Possess excellent analytical skills, business partnering, problem solving and prioritization skills
• Basic knowledge of US GAAP, SQL and experience working with Databricks, Snowflake, Looker or similar analytics tools
• Basic knowledge and experience using AI tools such as LibreChat, Claude, etc. and building automated workflows and agents.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Basic knowledge Coinbase, digital assets and the crypto economy, or a desire to learn

Responsibilities

• Assist with the Company’s product launch review process including review of product requirements document, scoping for finance stakeholder impact and validation of test transactions.
• Assist with preparation of product launch briefs, runbooks, scoping checklists and user acceptance testing.
• Cross-functional collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders including Controllership, Tax, Risk, FP&A, Product, Engineering, Compliance, Legal to ensure proper finance impact of product launches have been identified and addressed.
• Maintain compliance with internal controls, policies and procedures.
• Maintain up-to-date process documentation and procedures for all tasks.
• Support ad hoc financial information requests and analyses and other special projects as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees