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This is a 12-week internship during summer 2027.
Join the Tax team within Finance as a Tax Operations Intern and contribute to Coinbase's tax provisioning, financial reporting, and compliance processes. This team ensures Coinbase meets its tax obligations across all operating jurisdictions, providing accurate tax accounting in financial statements and supporting an optimal tax structure. You'll work directly with the Tax Controller and gain hands-on experience with balance sheet reconciliations, internal controls, and audit support in a high-growth crypto environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Own key tax provisioning and financial reporting tasks, including balance sheet account reconciliations and supporting schedules
- Support internal and external audits by preparing documentation and responding to information requests within your areas of responsibility
- Maintain compliance with internal controls, policies, and procedures across all assigned tax controllership processes
- Build and update process documentation for all recurring tasks to ensure continuity and accuracy
- Execute ad hoc financial analyses and special projects as assigned by the Tax Controller
Required Skills and Experience
- Currently pursuing a degree or certificate in accounting, finance, or a related discipline
- Demonstrated analytical and problem-solving capabilities through coursework or prior internship experience
- Familiarity with US GAAP concepts (IFRS knowledge a plus)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver accurate work in a fast-moving environment
- Interest in digital assets and the crypto economy, with willingness to develop domain expertise
- Utilizes generative AI responsibly, maintaining human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality Position ID: P78092 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.
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About Coinbase
Coinbase, founded in 2012 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam in San Francisco, is the largest US-listed crypto exchange (NASDAQ: COIN) with 110M+ verified users and $300B+ quarterly traded volume. Products span retail, Advanced Trade, Wallet self-custody, Base L2 and institutional prime. Public since 2021, Coinbase drives US policy engagement and proof-of-reserves standards. The bar is high for security thinking, regulatory judgment and shipping consumer-grade crypto products. As the premier US-listed digital asset platform, Coinbase sets industry standards for security architecture, regulatory engagement, and developer-first Web3 ecosystem scaling. Coinbase recruits across engineering, risk compliance, product design, and business development to expand compliant Web3 financial services.