Business Operations Intern

Since 1982, the firm has served farms and agricultural businesses across Western Australia. Founded in 1982, we now have 70 employees. We track time in six-minute increments.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This role is mostly spreadsheets, follow-ups and documentation. Not glamorous, but you will see how the whole company works. Remote, open to candidates across Australia.

DAY TO DAY:

• Prepare weekly operations reports covering volumes, turnaround time and open issues
• Track daily orders, tickets or deliveries in Google Sheets and flag delays
• Analyse turnaround times and find where work gets stuck
• Coordinate with vendors and partners over email, phone and WhatsApp for status updates
• Set up simple automations with Zapier or Google Apps Script, with help from the team
• Write and update SOPs in Notion or Google Docs for recurring tasks
• Join cross-team calls and capture action items in the tracker
• Clean and reconcile data between the CRM, order system and finance sheets

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

• Available for the full internship period
• Based in Australia for the duration of the internship
• Currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's degree, graduating 2027 or 2028
• Pursuing a bachelor's or master's degree in business, engineering, commerce or a related field, graduating in 2027 or 2028
• Basic familiarity with Trello, Asana, ClickUp or Notion
• Available 30 to 40 hours a week for 3 to 6 months

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

• Building operational reports and dashboards that managers use
• You will own at least one process improvement project from start to finish
• How a company's operations run day to day across sales, support and finance
• Basic automation with no-code tools

Duration: 6 months

Start date: Mar 2027

Stipend: $25,000 - $35,000 per annum

PERKS:

• Laptop provided
• Flexible working hours
• Reference on completion
• Mentoring from an experienced team member
• Access to online training

Applications close when we find the right person, so get in early.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Mar 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Harbour Tax Services.