Analyst - Reporting, Testing & Monitoring

American Express; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 55,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

American Express in Spain seeks an Analyst for Reporting, Testing & Monitoring within the Spain CRO to strengthen second-line assurance across risk pillars. You will establish testing capabilities, coordinate remediation, and report results to senior management and governance committees.

Fluency in English is required, and you will interact with regulators while aligning testing activities with enterprise risk assessments.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in risk management or a similar role.
• Fluency in English (verbal and written).
• Experience interacting with regulators and familiarity with Spain/Europe regulatory landscape.
• Degree in business, economics, engineering, or related field; FRM/CFA is valued.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Legal Entity Reporting and annual risk assessment for market entities.
• Develop a multi-year testing plan covering Group risk pillars.
• Prioritize testing activity using risk-based methodologies.
• Align testing activity with enterprise risk assessments.
• Support second-line control reviews and prepare testing reports for senior management and governance committees.
• Define and monitor remediation actions for identified issues.
• Enhance tools, metrics, and reporting to inform senior management of risks.
• Coordinate integrated assurance across first, second, and third lines of defense.
• Collaborate with enterprise testing teams to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• Report findings and track remediation with governance bodies.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Risk awareness

Education

Business/Economics/Engineering degree

Job description

Job Description

The Global Risk & Compliance (GRC) organization serves as American Express’ independent risk management function. GRC maintains the enterprise risk framework, provides oversight and challenge, and monitors key risks. By embedding risk discipline into strategy and operations, GRC enables responsible growth, innovation, and long-term value creation while protecting customers and shareholders.

The Spain CRO function is part of the Int’l CRO team, within Global Risk and Compliance (GRC). It is responsible for identifying and overseeing risk across all processes.

How will you make an impact in this role?

The Analyst, Reporting, Testing & Monitoring , within the Spain CRO function, is responsible for supporting the establishment and enhancement of second-line assurance and testing capabilities.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the Legal Entity Reporting and annual risk assessment for the market's legal entities;
• Develop a multi-year testing plan based on the risk assessment, covering all Group risk pillars (Credit, Operational, etc.);
• Prioritize testing activity using risk-based methodologies;
• Align testing activity with enterprise risk assessments;
• Support team in performing the planned second-line control reviews and preparing testing reports. You will communicate review outcomes to senior management and the relevant governance committees;
• Define, together with the team, a remediation monitoring program for issues identified during control reviews and oversee the implementation of corrective actions;
• Continuously enhance the tools, metrics, and reporting mechanisms used to inform senior management, ensuring that both emerging and existing risks are appropriately identified and managed;
• Testing Framework Development by developing second-line testing methodologies, designing supporting policies, standards and procedures , establishing testing governance and quality standards and understanding current practice in testing processes in ILEs and driving ongoing improvement efforts toward implementing consistent best practice;
• Integrated Assurance by coordinating assurance activities across first, second and third lines of defense, reducing duplication of testing activities, improving assurance coverage and effectiveness and developing integrated assurance frameworks and assurance maps;
• Enterprise Testing Coordination by working with enterprise testing and assurance teams, aligning methodologies and reporting approaches and identifying opportunities for efficiency and consistency;
• Reporting and Remediation by developing testing reporting frameworks, reporting findings to management and committees, tracking remediation activities and identifying thematic risks and control weaknesses.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Design and implementation of second-line testing programmes;
• Assurance and control testing methodologies;
• Integrated assurance frameworks.

Preferred Experience

• Regulatory assurance activities;
• Regulated financial services experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in risk management or a similar role;
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen with a risk-reward control perspective; and the ability to balance commercial objectives with sound risk management.
• Experience in interacting with regulators and familiarity with Spain and Europe’s regulatory landscape and requirements;
• Demonstrated ability to successfully manage multiple priorities under pressure;
• Fluency in English (verbal and written);
• Degree in business, economics, engineering, or a related field; professional certifications such as FRM, CFA, are valued.

People Skills

• Excellent relationship and influencing skills with the ability to build productive relationships across teams and levels of seniority;
• Self-confident with a strong sense of integrity and the ability and willingness to challenge and be challenged;
• Proactive in identifying issues, delivering and escalating key findings, and advising on recommended solutions to correct issues or mitigate risks;
• Ability to communicate oversight findings to colleagues, business partners, and senior leaders;
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Employment eligibility to work with American Express in Spain is required as the company will not pursue visa sponsorship for this position.

About Us

At American Express, our culture is built on a 175-year history of innovation, shared values and Leadership Behaviors, and an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and colleagues. From delivering differentiated products to providing world-class customer service, we operate with a strong risk mindset, ensuring we continue to uphold our brand promise of trust, security, and service.

As part of Team Amex, you’ll experience our powerful backing with comprehensive support for your holistic well-being and many opportunities to learn new skills, develop as a leader, and grow your career. Here, your voice and ideas matter, your work makes an impact, and together, you will help us define the future of American Express.

About The Team

We back you with benefits that support your holistic well-being so you can be and deliver your best. This means caring for you and your loved ones' physical, financial, and mental health, as well as providing the flexibility you need to thrive personally and professionally:

• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• career development and training opportunities

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.