Business Controller Intern

Coinbase; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Coinbase is seeking a Business Controller Intern for a 12-week summer program in 2027, embedded with our Finance team. You will collaborate with Finance, Product, Engineering, Compliance, Legal and Operations to ensure launch reviews are well-scoped, risks identified, decisions documented, and commitments tracked.

This role blends finance fundamentals with cross-functional coordination and process improvement using data, AI, and automation to drive measurable efficiency and quality in workflows.

Qualifications

• Pursuing BA/BS in Accounting or Finance with US GAAP coursework.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams, prioritize deadlines, and drive follow-through.
• Ability to structure ambiguous processes and communicate progress clearly.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate finance product launch workstreams across Finance and cross-functional partners, tracking owners, dependencies, risks, decisions, and deadlines through completion.
• Support launch reviews by evaluating requirement documents, stakeholder impact, and test transactions validity.
• Maintain project plans, action-item trackers, launch dashboards, status updates, and process documentation to ensure visibility and execution.
• Facilitate follow-up with stakeholders to resolve open questions and blockers and keep deliverables on track.
• Identify opportunities to improve launch review processes through data, AI, automation, and standardized workflows.
• Collaborate with Controllership, Tax, Treasury, Risk, Product, Engineering, Compliance, Legal, and Operations to address financial implications of product releases.

Skills

Cross-functional coordination

Data synthesis

AI tools

SQL/Analytics

Communication

Time management

Education

BA/BS in Accounting or Finance

US GAAP coursework

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Looker

SQL

Job description

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 a Business Controller Intern on the Finance team, you'll spend 12 weeks embedded with our Business Controller group, helping manage and improve Coinbase's finance product launch review program. You'll coordinate work across Finance, Product, Engineering, Compliance, Legal, and Operations to ensure launch reviews are well-scoped, risks are identified, decisions are documented, and commitments stay on track. This role sits at the intersection of finance fundamentals, cross-functional coordination, and process improvement using data, AI, and automation.

What you'll do:

• Coordinate finance product launch review workstreams across Finance and cross-functional partners, tracking owners, dependencies, risks, decisions, and deadlines through completion
• Support launch reviews by evaluating requirement documents, determining stakeholder impact, and confirming the validity of test transactions
• Maintain project plans, action-item trackers, launch dashboards, status updates, and process documentation to ensure clear visibility, consistent execution, and adherence to internal control frameworks
• Facilitate follow-up with stakeholders to resolve open questions, address blockers, and keep launch deliverables on track
• Identify opportunities to improve the launch review process through data, AI, automation, and standardized workflows
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Controllership, Tax, Treasury, Risk, Product, Engineering, Compliance, Legal, and Operations to address the financial implications of product releases

Required Skills and Experience:

• Currently pursuing a BA/BS degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field with coursework in US GAAP or financial reporting
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously, including prioritizing competing deadlines, coordinating stakeholders, tracking action items, and driving follow-through
• Proven ability to bring structure to ambiguous processes and communicate progress clearly, including providing status updates, surfacing risks and blockers, and aligning stakeholders on owners and next steps
• Experience synthesizing data from multiple sources and presenting clear, structured findings to non-technical audiences
• Hands-on experience using AI tools (e.g., LibreChat, Claude) and working knowledge of SQL or analytics platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, Looker, or similar) for analysis, automation, or workflow improvement
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

Position ID: P78081

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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

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