Daniela Mercado Sivertsen
Co-founder & CFO at Home.Earth- Claim this Profile
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US CPA
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Experience
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Home.Earth
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Denmark
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-founder & CFO
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nov. 2021 - - aujourd’hui
Home.Earth is an impact real estate company founded in 2021 to demonstrate a scalable market approach to developing sustainable, affordable and resilient cities. We are a small team of co-founders looking to change real estate to serve all stakeholders. We have a European mindset initially focusing on the largest cities in Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands, with bold aspirations.As CFO, I started with a blank canvas, creating the Finance, Tax and Legal functions.New journey, same principles: simplicity and scalability.
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Orphazyme A/S
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Denmark
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Biotechnology Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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VP Global Finance
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janv. 2021 - nov. 2021
Orphazyme A/S is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the Heat-Shock Protein response for the treatment of neurodegenerative orphan diseases. Orphazyme is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark with subsidiaries in Switzerland and in the U.S.
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Director of Finance
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août 2018 - janv. 2021
As Director of Finance my responsibilities included:- External reporting for the group as a public company dual listed in the US and Denmark. This includes setting up SEC reporting and overseeing the development and implementation of internal controls in preparation for SOX compliance. - Overseeing our global accounting operations, including group accounting policies and new accounting considerations as we move from a pre-commercial to a commercial organization- Evaluating new legal entity set-up as part of our pan-European launch readiness, including establishing payroll, accounting and tax functions. This includes initiating and managing transfer pricing considerations to establish an optimal international tax structure.- Managing the payroll function in Denmark for 120+ employees, including foreign employees. This included setting up a new payroll system and transition to a new payroll provider. - Administering our global long-term incentive programs, including establishing processes to track participants, awards, reporting to tax authorities, and accounting for share-based compensation. - Preparing and coordinating Audit Committee meetings with the audit committee chair and external auditors, including development of agenda and presentation materials- Oversaw annual budget process, including coordination with all levels of the organization to gather, challenge and present departmental budgets. Transitioned budget process to newly-formed Business Finance team.
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Executive Director
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oct. 2012 - juil. 2018
I have had a progressive and broad career at EY since moving to Denmark in 2005.In my last role as Regional Nordic leader for the Financial Accounting Advisory Services Life Sciences group, my team conducted IPO Readiness studies to assist clients in planning their pre-IPO activities into the U.S as well as the Nordics. We also assisted with IPO preparation in certain focus areas, such as financial accounting (e.g. IFRS conversions), implementation of internal control framework, and corporate governance compliance.I was also responsible for the financial statement audit of a Danish biotech foreign private issuer listed in the U.S.
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Senior Manager
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juin 2005 - oct. 2012
As a senior manager, I spent over two years seconded to a large U.S. pharma group listed in the U.S. specifically engaged to assist in the financial integration of an acquired Danish consumer healthcare group with locations in the Nordics and Russia. The financial integration focused on transforming the Danish group into a subsidiary of a U.S. domestic registrant complying with Sarbanes-Oxley 404, reconciliation of accounting policies to U.S. GAAP, and adopting U.S. policies.
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Manager
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mai 2002 - mai 2005
In May 2002, Andersen merged with EY in Luxembourg. I continued to serve clients with U.S. requirements and joined the EY US-Capital Markets group in London, focusing on serving foreign private issuers in Europe.In May 2005, I transferred with EY to Copenhagen and continued my work in the US-Capital Markets group. In 2008 I joined the newly formed Financial Accounting Advisory Services (FAAS) group.
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Manager
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avr. 2000 - mai 2002
In April 2000, I transferred with Andersen from the U.S. to Luxembourg to work on a client preparing its IPO in the U.S. and on the implementation of the newly enacted Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) for an already listed client. In Luxembourg I specialized in serving clients with US-related needs. In April 2000, I transferred with Andersen from the U.S. to Luxembourg to work on a client preparing its IPO in the U.S. and on the implementation of the newly enacted Sarbanes Oxley Act (SOX) for an already listed client. In Luxembourg I specialized in serving clients with US-related needs.
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Senior
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sept. 1997 - mai 2000
I started my public accounting career with Arthur Andersen in the U.S. as an auditor working on listed clients. I started my public accounting career with Arthur Andersen in the U.S. as an auditor working on listed clients.
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Education
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1986 - 1990
New York University
Bachelor of Science (BS), International Business
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