Senior Vice President at Citi
Artem Kovalev
Regulatory Reporting, Data & Controls Executive
Transformation and Large-Scale Delivery · Budapest, Hungary
I lead complex regulated finance functions at the intersection of regulatory reporting, data, controls and transformation. At Citi, I lead an 85+ person multicultural organisation across two countries, accountable for local regulatory reporting for 30+ European legal entities representing more than USD 230 billion in total assets.
Leadership scale
85+
People across two countries
30+
European legal entities
USD230bn+
Assets within reporting scope
65+
Parallel testing engagements under delegated functional sign-off
Executive profile
Leadership across reporting, controls and change
Finance executive with 16+ years spanning regulatory reporting, risk management, transformation and organisational leadership.
I lead regulatory reporting at scale across BAU delivery, regulatory change, specialist reporting, controls, operating-model design, capacity and senior stakeholder management. My work combines accountable organisational leadership with controlled implementation of regulatory, data and technology change while protecting BAU stability.
Capabilities
Core expertise
- Regulatory Reporting
- Organisational Leadership
- Finance Transformation
- Internal Controls
- Regulatory Change Management
- Operating-Model Design
- Data Quality & Reporting Integrity
- Large-Scale Delivery
- Senior Stakeholder Management
- Operational Resilience
- Programme & Implementation Governance
- Risk Management
Citi · 2018–Present
Progression at Citi
Progressive leadership responsibility spanning regulatory reporting, project execution and multi-jurisdictional delivery.
- Senior Vice PresidentFinance Reporting & Project Execution Group Manager · July 2025–Present
- Vice PresidentFinance Reporting & Project Execution · November 2024–July 2025
- Vice PresidentFinance Reporting · February 2022–November 2024
- Assistant Vice PresidentFinance Reporting · January 2020–February 2022
- Senior AnalystRegulatory Reporting · June 2018–January 2020
Earlier career
Executive and risk leadership
BusinessInvitee — Chief Executive Officer
Led strategy, client delivery, commercial development, financial planning and operations for a boutique financial advisory business serving banks and corporate clients across Russia, Slovakia and Cyprus.
Commercial Bank EUROCOMMERCE — Head of Risk Management
Led an 18+ person geographically distributed risk function spanning credit, operational and liquidity risk, portfolio analytics, model development and risk reporting.
Professional evidence
Recommendations
Artem is an easy-going, candid manager, who is eager to help when needed but allows people to work independently. He is also a knowledgeable professional, with a wide range of areas to cover across finance.
Andrea Gardonyi, ACCA · Reported directly to Artem · 2 July 2023
Artem is a reliable person, who is full of ideas and initiatives. He is result and detail oriented, a good people manager, and his team can count on him in every situation.
Stella Serfőző · Managed Artem directly · 23 August 2022
PROFESSIONAL CONTACT
Contact
For professional enquiries relating to regulatory reporting, finance transformation, data, controls or operating-model leadership, use the contact form or connect with me on LinkedIn.