Case study 05
Saudi Arabia interior design & architecture firm
Owner's Office | Organisational, financial & growth oversight
Overview
A Saudi Arabia interior design and architecture firm had grown beyond the informal management structure through which it had originally operated. As the business expanded, ownership remained exposed to unclear responsibilities, fragmented reporting, uncontrolled spending, informal recruitment, and the absence of a structured business-development function. Yemnak established an outsourced Owner's Office to help ownership regain control, build management accountability, and create the organisational, financial, and commercial structure required for the next stage of growth.
Initial situation
- Ownership lacked clear visibility into responsibilities and accountability across the organisation.
- Reporting lines were unclear and communication gaps between departments were affecting execution.
- Financial management was informal, with no structured budgeting or purchase-order control over expenditure.
- Recruitment and employee-management practices lacked standardisation.
- Ownership did not have structured KPIs through which management performance could be monitored.
- The company had no formal business-development strategy or structured process for generating future growth.
- As the company expanded, ownership remained too dependent on direct involvement because the internal management structure had not developed at the same pace.
Assessment
Yemnak identified that the core issue was not simply organisational structure or accounting. The company had reached a stage where ownership could no longer manage effectively through informal processes and direct involvement. The business required an owner-side function capable of establishing accountability across departments, strengthening financial control, structuring management information, and ensuring that growth priorities were translated into actions. Yemnak assumed this role as the company's outsourced Owner's Office.
Owner's Office role
- Restructured roles, responsibilities, and reporting lines to establish clearer management accountability.
- Defined how information and issues should flow from departments through management and ultimately to ownership.
- Introduced budgeting and purchase-order controls to give ownership visibility and control over expenditure.
- Strengthened recruitment and employee-development processes required to support the company's growth.
- Established KPIs to allow ownership to monitor management and departmental performance without relying on continuous day-to-day involvement.
- Improved internal coordination and project-management processes across departments.
- Modernised document-management and digital-archiving practices to strengthen operational visibility and institutional knowledge.
- Structured the company's approach to service promotion and business development.
- Connected organisational, financial, people, and commercial priorities within one owner-side management structure.
- Created the controls and reporting mechanisms required for ownership to progressively move away from direct involvement in routine operational matters.
Outcomes
- Gave ownership greater visibility over how the business was being managed and where intervention was required.
- Established clearer roles, reporting lines, and accountability across departments.
- Replaced informal spending with structured budgeting and purchase-order controls.
- Introduced KPI-based management oversight, reducing dependence on continuous owner involvement.
- Improved recruitment, employee development, project management, and internal coordination.
- Strengthened document management and information flow across the organisation.
- Established a more structured approach to business development and future revenue generation.
- Created the organisational and financial foundation required for ownership to manage the company through structure, accountability, and performance rather than day-to-day involvement.