Jim Citro Email & Phone Number

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US

The PlaneSense® fractional program was founded in 1996, with a strong belief that there was a smarter way to fly privately. The PlaneSense program offers aircraft share owners notable aviation experience combined with a proven commitment to safety, service, and excellence.

Framingham, Massachusetts, US

• Gulf Oil is a $14B wholesaler of energy products, including motor fuels, lubricants, LNG and electricity, with 2,500+ branded retail centers throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
• Led implementation and upgrade of business systems for the company and its Assured Dealers Division; monitored/enforced internal controls and policies. Elected Officer; served as Chair of the Risk Committee of the Board.
• Partnered with Group CFO to complete $900MM refinancing/borrowing base line of credit.
• Directed FP&A; developed/implemented company-wide budgeting templates and process improvements, reducing timeline from 13 weeks to six.
• Managed Operating cash flow schedules ensuring availability for $150MM cash outlay days.
• Instituted internal controls and monitored all transactional accounting and trading activities to ensure compliance with Company risk policy; published quarterly report to Board of Directors.

• MBCR is a partnership of three leading transportation companies (Veolia Transportation, Bombardier Transportation, and Alternate Concepts, Inc.), formed in 2003 to deliver Boston-area rail service; key metrics include.
• Served as Elected Officer, Board member, member of Finance Committee, Benefits Committee, and Health/Welfare Advisory Committee.
• Led all finance, IT, and purchasing activities, with 65 staff.
• Developed company-wide Key Performance Indicators that improved departmental forecasting.
• Led implementation of IT infrastructure and financial systems; achieved “go live” in four months.
• Initiated new vehicle leasing program that netted $3MM in free cash for future growth initiatives.

Wakefield, MA, US

• National Leisure Group (acquired by World Travel Holdings in 2006) was a leading New England-based travel agency, with 900 employees, 26 retail locations, and four reservation centers in five states, producing $380MM.
• Served as Elected Officer; led finance, HR, and facilities; managed staff of 32.
• Partnered with new CEO in 1998 to set performance metrics and reduce operational inefficiencies; resulted in margin increase from 9% to 16% and profits doubling to $3MM.
• Restructured compensation/benefit plans, critical to reducing call center turnover from 41% to 28%.
• Initiated new contracts with Web partners that saved $500K on site design in first year.

Parsippany, NJ, US

• Budget Rent-A-Car System, Inc. was a $1.1B global automobile/truck rental company and is now a subsidiary of Avis Budget Group, Inc.
• Directed accounting, reporting, budgeting, and collections for a $180MM operating unit with 45 retail sites from Maine to Georgia; four direct reports/40 total staff.
• Managed consolidation of finance activity from 45 local sites into a regional shared services center, resulting in $1.2MM in annual savings and improved customer support.

• Guilford Industries, Inc. was a $130MM regional truck/rail transportation business with over 300 employees.
• Directed 46 people in accounting, strategic and corporate planning, and development of annual budget; coordinated all local, state, union and financial audits.
• Converted $30MM Freight division from manual to automated GL in eight weeks.

Needham, MA, US

• Lily Transportation Corporation was a $50M privately held truck leasing company providing over 4,000 vehicles to NE businesses.
• Developed operating budgets for 20 facilities; prepared financial statements, payroll, and property/sales tax returns; managed 15 staff.

Mba, Finance, Accounting

Bsba, Accounting, Management