Dr. Ola Mazen Buraik

EXECUTIVE PROFILE

Governance-focused executive consultant, academic, and finance leader with more than a decade of experience across financial management, internal control, organizational development, business transformation, and strategic advisory. Combines a Ph.D. in Accounting and AI applications with hands-on experience in governance, audit coordination, policy and procedure design, budgeting, ERP-enabled controls, organizational restructuring, and executive decision support.

Brings a particularly relevant perspective for family-owned and founder-led enterprises: translating governance principles into practical structures that clarify authority, strengthen accountability, professionalize management, protect business continuity, and create disciplined interfaces between ownership, boards, management, finance, and operations. Research background includes board characteristics, audit committees, internal-control risk, cloud governance, and risk disclosure.

GOVERNANCE & FAMILY BUSINESS VALUE PROPOSITION

Family Business Governancegovernance architecture, role clarity, decision rights, accountability, and professionalization of management
Ownership–Board–Management Interfaceclear separation of oversight, executive authority, reporting lines, and escalation paths
Policies, SOPs & Delegationdesign and review of administrative, financial, and operational policies, procedures, approval flows, and control responsibilities
Internal Control & Risk Governancecontrol environment, continuous auditing concepts, risk identification, compliance, and transparent reporting
Board & Committee Effectivenessgovernance research and practical coordination with audit committees, external auditors, and regulatory stakeholders
Financial Governancebudgeting, management reporting, investment evaluation, ERP controls, performance dashboards, and executive decision support
Institutionalization & Transformationorganizational structure, KPI frameworks, process improvement, digital transformation, and cross-functional governance
Business Continuity Orientationbuilding repeatable systems and management disciplines that reduce dependence on individuals and support sustainable growth

Certifications

  • Ph.D. in Accounting & Artificial Intelligence Applications | WISE University – Amman, Jordan
    First Class Honors – CGPA 88.4%.
  • M.S. in Accounting | Applied Science University – Amman, Jordan
    First Class Honors – CGPA 88.6%; thesis focused on directors’ characteristics and earnings-management monitoring.
  • B.Sc. in Accounting | Applied Science University – Amman, Jordan
    First Class Honors – CGPA 89.9%; capstone project on IFRS 27 and holding companies.

SELECTED GOVERNANCE EXPERIENCE

Founder & CEO | OSSS – Open Smart Strategic Solutions (2024 – Present)

•  Leads advisory work spanning strategic planning, financial and managerial analysis, institutional development, digital transformation, feasibility studies, and executive decision support.

•  Develops governance-oriented assessments and implementation plans that connect organizational evidence, financial discipline, operating processes, accountability, and management decision-making.

•  Advises on organizational structures, management systems, performance frameworks, and scalable operating models for growing institutions and enterprises.

Business Development & Digital Transformation / Financial Services Consultant | Lamees Company – Industrial Sector (2025 – Mar 2026)

•  Supported executive management on strategic planning, business development, financial analysis, operational improvement, and digital-transformation initiatives.

•  Contributed to governance-related transformation work including internal-audit and continuous-auditing concepts, SOP and organizational-structure development, master budgeting, KPI frameworks, and cross-functional reporting.

•  Worked across finance, sales, supply chain, IT, HR, R&D, and operations to assess processes, improve information flows, and support evidence-based management decisions.

•  Supported the design of stronger administrative, financial, and operational disciplines to improve transparency, accountability, control, and execution


GOVERNANCE RESEARCH & ACADEMIC FOUNDATION

•  Ph.D. dissertation: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence in Reducing Internal Control Risks – Mediating Role of Cloud Governance in Jordanian Commercial Banks.

•  M.S. thesis: The Effect of Directors’ Characteristics on Monitoring Earnings Management Intentions.

•  Peer-reviewed research includes Board Characteristics and Intentions of Earnings Management and The Effect of the Audit Committee on Voluntary Risk Disclosure in Jordanian Commercial Banks.

•  Current research interests include governance and sustainability disclosure, cybersecurity-risk disclosure, AI-based fraud detection, and digital governance.

Areas of Expertise:

Assistant Financial Manager | CMTC – Amman, Jordan (2014 – 2019)

  • Managed accounting operations, budgeting, governance, and financial reporting, while supervising internal audit and accounting functions.
  • Coordinated with audit committees, external auditors, and regulatory entities; supported control, compliance, and reporting requirements.
  • Managed ERP-enabled financial processes, financial statements, procurement contracts, and project-related controls.
  • Participated in capital restructuring and stock-market-related activities, strengthening exposure to formal corporate governance and stakeholder accountability.

Finance Project Manager | GÜRSEL-CMTC – Amman, Jordan (2019 – 2021)

  • Managed financial aspects of major transportation and infrastructure projects, including financing, insurance, maintenance contracts, and tender-related financial responses.
  • Coordinated with holding companies in Jordan and Turkey and developed practical experience in project governance, PPP environments, electronic payment systems, and multi-stakeholder accountability.

Finance & Commercial Manager | ASC Group – Jeddah, Saudi Arabia (2021-2022)

  • Managed financial operations, commercial activities, budgeting, reporting, performance analysis, and strategic financial planning.
  • Provided management with financial evidence for commercial decisions, resource allocation, performance oversight, and sustainable growth.

Strategic Consultant & Business Development Specialist | Magnet Links (2022-2024)

  • Led strategic business-development and digital-growth projects and developed partnerships across technology and financial sectors.
  • Supported business-model development, institutional positioning, and strategic partnership structures.

Assistant Professor / Lecturer – Accounting, Governance & Digital Transformation | Universities in Jordan (2018 – Present)

  • Teaches and develops content in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, accounting information systems, risk management, AI applications, and digital business transformation.
  • Research and academic work covers board characteristics, internal-control risk, audit committees, cloud governance, cybersecurity-risk disclosure, fraud risk, and governance-related financial transparency.
  • Supervises applied research and translates governance and control concepts into practical frameworks for organizations and decision-makers.