Charlie Kroll, founder of the software development firm Andera Inc., has been named a finalist for auditing giant Ernst & Young’s annual New England Entrepreneur of the Year award.

Kroll, 31, is one of 35 entrepreneurs in New England in the running for the 23rd annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards, which Ernst & Young bills as “the world’s most prestigious business award for entrepreneurs.” The regional winner will be announced at a gala on June 16 at the Boston Marriott Newton in Newton, Mass.