General Manager — Elevated Full-Service Dining

Accounting Search; Freehold (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Accounting Search is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a new restaurant from opening onward, shaping culture, systems, standards, and identity. This hands-on leadership role requires excellence in operations, guest experience, labor management, and financial oversight, with strong collaboration with culinary and HR teams.

The ideal candidate will have prior high-volume fine-dining GM experience, a track record of accountability, and the ability to maximize capacity while maintaining

Qualifications

• Experience as General Manager in high-volume, polished full-service restaurants.
• New restaurant opening experience highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of food, wine, spirits, cocktails, and elevated service.
• Ability to recruit, train, and retain a strong management and hourly team.
• Deep understanding of labor, scheduling, COGS, inventory, and P&L metrics.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all day-to-day restaurant operations.
• Recruit, hire, train, coach, and develop management and hourly employees.
• Maintain service, hospitality, cleanliness, and operational standards.
• Manage scheduling and labor performance.
• Monitor sales, COGS, inventory, purchasing, comps, voids, cash controls, and other key financial metrics.
• Work closely with culinary leadership to maintain consistency between FOH and BOH.
• Manage reservations, pacing, table turns, and overall restaurant flow.
• Lead management meetings, pre-shifts, training, and continued employee development.
• Maintain a strong management presence on the floor.
• Handle guest feedback and recovery while developing relationships with regular guests.
• Maintain organization, cleanliness, facility standards, and restaurant readiness.
• Identify operational problems and create solutions before they become larger issues.
• Develop managers and identify future leaders within the organization.
• Maintain a positive, professional, accountable workplace culture.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Operational excellence

F&B knowledge

P&L management

Job description

Accounting Search is seeking an experienced General Manager to lead a new restaurant from opening onward, shaping culture, systems, standards, and identity. This hands-on leadership role requires excellence in operations, guest experience, labor management, and financial oversight, with strong collaboration with culinary and HR teams.

The ideal candidate will have prior high-volume fine-dining GM experience, a track record of accountability, and the ability to maximize capacity while maintaining