Finance Operations Intern

Coinbase; New York, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Coinbase is offering a 12-week Finance Operations Internship for Summer 2027. The role sits in the Institutional Operations Solutions (IOS) team, within the Institutional group, tackling real operational challenges across risk and scalability.

You will collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and internal stakeholders, analyze data, and propose data-driven improvements. The program emphasizes responsible use of AI and a hybrid in-person cadence with quarterly surges.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a degree or certificate in business, management, finance, or accounting.
• Strong problem-solving and data analysis abilities.
• Willingness to engage cross-functional stakeholders.
• Interest in crypto and digital assets.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day IOS operations while identifying and managing operational risk across compliance and regulatory requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and risk management using data analysis.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and other stakeholders to build technology solutions for institutional operations at scale.
• Analyze data sets and deliver recommendations grounded in quantitative reasoning.
• Collaborate with interns on a group project and present findings to leadership.

Skills

Problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Finance concepts

Education

Pursuing degree or certificate in business/finance

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: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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