Jay Kimelman is Chief Operating Officer of Pillar Accounting & Technology. His role is to ensure the firm consistently delivers high-quality, timely, and profitable outcomes for our clients and partner firms.
Jay also leads our VCTO practice, where we help clients evaluate, implement, and optimize the technology that runs their businesses. This includes conducting assessments, guiding implementations, and continuously improving system performance and workflows.
Jay is a Florida Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with a BS in Accounting from the University of South Florida.
Early in his career, Jay built and operated multiple businesses. He has been in the outsourced accounting field since 2012, where he founded and grew his own firm, focused on serving 6- and 7-figure e-commerce brands. After successfully exiting the business, he spent over four years at High Rock Accounting before joining Pillar.
Along the way, he's always had a strong interest in systems and automation. He began working with no-code tools well before platforms like Zapier became mainstream, and long before tools like Make or n8n gained prominence. This gives him a deep, practical understanding of how to design efficient, technology-driven workflows.
Jay lives in Ocoee, FL. In his spare time, you can find him supporting his daughter in her dance competitions, watching and creating content about NASCAR, building with his hands, or with technology.
He's deeply interested in AI and enjoys building practical tools, from personal health dashboards that integrate with devices like the Oura Ring to agentic AI systems that automate and streamline daily work. His goal is to take these kinds of innovations and apply them in meaningful ways, helping others achieve more with less by leveraging the right technology.
