Finance Operations Intern

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

Job summary

Coinbase invites a Finance Operations Intern to join the IOS team for a 12-week summer 2027 program. You will work cross-functionally to solve real operational challenges and support risk management across compliance and regulatory requirements. The internship blends remote work with quarterly in-person surges.

You'll partner with Product, Engineering, and other teams to deliver data-driven improvements and technology-backed solutions for institutional operations at scale.

Qualifications

• This internship is for students pursuing business, management, finance, or accounting degrees.
• Candidate demonstrates problem-solving and ability to streamline processes.
• Interest in crypto and digital assets is encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day IOS operations while managing operational risk across compliance.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and risk management using data.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to build scalable tech solutions.

Skills

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Finance concepts

Generative AI

Education

Pursuing a degree or certificate in business, management, finance, accounting, or related discipline

Tools

Excel

Data tools

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.

Join the Institutional Operations Solutions (IOS) team within the Institutional group as a Finance Operations Intern. This team manages risk and delivers operational solutions across Coinbase’s Institutional organization, supporting a broad range of teams and functions that help scale the institutional business. You'll work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders and institutional clients, tackling real operational challenges.

What you'll do:

• Support day-to-day IOS operations while identifying and managing operational risk across compliance and regulatory requirements
• Identify opportunities to improve existing processes and risk management capabilities, recommending solutions backed by data analysis
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and other cross-functional stakeholders to build technology solutions that support institutional operations at scale
• Analyze data sets and deliver recommendations grounded in sound quantitative reasoning
• Collaborate with fellow interns on a group project solving a real business problem, presenting findings and solutions to the leadership team

Required Skills and Experience:

• Currently pursuing a degree or certificate in business, management, finance, accounting, or a related discipline
• Demonstrated problem-solving ability with capacity to identify second-order effects and streamline processes accordingly
• Proven willingness to engage cross-functional stakeholders and collaborate in team settings
• Familiarity with finance or banking concepts, with interest in crypto and digital assets
• Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

Position ID: P78040

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Pay Transparency Notice:

Hourly Rate: $40 - $40 USD

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