“Finerva’s vision is to see the UK as home to the fastest growing companies in the world. We do this by bringing together fast-growing businesses with a trusted network of specialist advisers in finance, accounting, tax and beyond.”
Since 2017 we have been on a mission to assemble the best team of financial, business and tax advisors in the UK. What started with just two founding partners who met at PwC and decided to start their own practice, is now a Top 100 firm with over 110 employees across two offices.
Our purpose is to give clients the best possible advice in the form of simple, clear and actionable recommendations.
Our name comes from Minerva, the Roman goddess of wisdom and strategy. Finerva encapsulates our vision of what a modern accounting and financial advisory business should be:
- PROACTIVE — we respond to the needs of our clients in professional and timely ways and we act in our client’s best interest ahead of time.
- TRANSPARENT — our costs and timelines are always visible and we do not to shy away from the delivery of good or bad news.
- COLLABORATIVE — we work with our clients, colleagues and associates as one team and make their needs and long-term goals our absolute priority.
- SIMPLE — we keep our advice clear, straightforward and actionable, so our clients can focus on what’s important.
We believe this creates business relationships based on trust. We aim to do this in ways that are refreshingly different to what others might expect from an accountancy firm.
Our clients are innovators and run rapid growth, scalable businesses, primarily in the tech, life science and consumer sectors. Most are backed by Angels or Venture Capitalists. The Founders we work with are ambitious to build big businesses, fast!
High-growth businesses don’t get the level of support they need or deserve from traditional accountancy firms. There is a huge amount of entrepreneurial energy in the UK and a great deal of this is invested in technology innovation and commercialisation. Things that we are both believers and advocates of.
We want to help our clients achieve their vision. That requires building an ecosystem for them that makes professional services faster, smarter, and more rewarding for SMEs and professionals alike.
What is Finerva’s story?
Adam and Ben trained together as graduates at PwC London from 2005 to 2008. After qualifying, their paths diverged — Ben pursued management consulting and senior finance roles and BskyB and Bupa; Adam in boutique mid-market M&A and then as CFO of an InsurTech business, which grew and successfully sold to a NYSE InsurTech group.
In 2017 they co-founded Finerva: a boutique accounting practice run with a start-up mentality, designed to help start-ups thrive. They started with a handful of trusted, full-time employees and an expanding network of experienced advisors, pioneering the fractional CFO model.
After growing both the core team and its wider ecosystem for over seven years, Adam and Ben started looking for the best way to bring Finerva’s innovative model and world-class advice to even more entrepreneurs. They decided to join forces with Beaconsfield-based, Top-100 firm Rouse, creating a team of over 110 best-in-class advisors, qualified to provide any and all services that an ambitious entrepreneur might need.
What’s it like to work at Finerva?
Working at Finerva means more than just a job—it’s a chance to grow with a purpose-driven firm that bends traditional boundaries. You’re empowered to take initiative, shape processes, and see the direct impact of your work on fast-moving clients.
Working at Finerva means joining a dynamic, high-growth accounting and advisory firm built for start-ups and scale-ups. You’ll be part of a collaborative, inclusive environment that values flexibility, whether you’re full- or part-time, in the office or working remotely.
Since merging with Rouse in 2025, the firm has widened its expertise and grown the team to over 110 advisors, delivering a breadth of services that now includes audit and personal tax. Finerva prides itself on providing clear, actionable advice to innovative companies, supported by a culture of mutual respect and high-calibre colleagues.
Following the merger, we now operate a full dual-office setup: Finerva’s HQ is in bustling Central London, just off Oxford Street, ideal for those who thrive in a fast-paced urban setting, while Rouse’s Beaconsfield office offers a tranquil alternative with spacious surroundings just a short train or drive from London.
All team members have full access to both offices—so whether you prefer the buzz of the city or a quieter workspace, you can tailor your working environment to what suits you best.
