Associate Appraiser

Jay, Cobb & Marley is the premier provider of inventory appraisals and liquidation management to financial institutions and professional organizations, Nationwide.  Jay, Cobb & Marley provides full service consulting to assist in appraisal, risk assessment and recovery of secured liquid assets. Jay, Cobb & Marley was established in 1982 by an asset based lender. In the last quarter century Jay, Cobb & Marley has become a National Company with a customer base that includes many of the largest financial institutions in the country.

Jay, Cobb & Marley is looking for a smart, capable, and enthusiastic candidate; who wants to start a dynamic and in-demand career path. As an Associate Appraiser, candidate will first receive on-the-job training from management and other Staff Appraisers. The Associate Appraiser is an entry-level position who will work in conjunction with Senior Appraisers to provide full analytical support and writing inventory appraisal reports.

Candidates will be provided with specific training on how to interpret financial data, write inventory appraisal reports, and perform light marketing duties. Ideal candidates should have strong writing, editing, analytical and multitasking skills. The ability to think outside of the box is a must. Experience is not as important as potential.

Associate Appraiser Duties

  • Perform analyses on key performance indicators such as inventory turnover, gross margin, and operating expenses to help determine liquidation value;
  • Take notes during appraisal site visit and conferencing calls;
  • Researching specific products, companies and industries;
  • Provide analytical support for valuations, which includes due diligence, analysis, and data collection to ensure the accuracy of supplied information;
  • Assist Senior Appraisers with writing inventory appraisal reports, utilizing management-provided notes and client supplied documents;
  • Assist with marketing and administrative tasks, such as sending e-mail blasts, developing internal Company marketing materials, updating website, updating social media accounts, and filing documents.

Skills/Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree required – preferred concentration in English and/or Finance;
  • Other degrees will be considered if the candidate has the required proficiencies;
  • Proficiency with MS Word, Excel, and other MS applications;
  • Someone who has worked with inventories in any capacity a plus;
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to interact professionally with all levels of client management;
  • Tenacious, self-starter, extremely organized and detail-oriented with a strong commitment to quality and accuracy;
  • Ability to work both independently and within a team;
  • Ability to multitask on several projects at one time;
  • Some Company paid travel required

Message from the President

I received a master’s degree in Cultural Anthropology.  I then went to work for several large financial institutions and took accounting courses to further my knowledge.  I founded this Company in 1982 and have trained everyone who works here. This is a new job classification that could lead to an Appraisal Certification through the American Society of Appraisers (ASA) at our cost.

If you are not familiar with what an inventory appraisal company does, this job could sound boring.  However it is far from boring. We interact with the Presidents and Chief Financial Officers of the companies that we appraise and with senior credit/loan officers of various financial institutions. We work with fast growing companies as well as companies facing hardship.

The industries we appraise are varied and run the gamut of retail and commercial inventories. One week we may be appraising guns and ammunition, the next week asphalt and hemp derived products and the week after that it might be textiles, frozen fish and a food processor.

If you want to be challenged and have a good work ethic, you would be considered a good fit for our existing team.

Send resume to [email protected]