{"id":1803,"date":"2025-07-01T14:02:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/tanzania\/job\/finance-officer-management-accountant-at-visionfund\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T00:50:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T00:50:08","slug":"finance-officer-management-accountant-at-visionfund","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/tanzania\/?post_type=job_listing&p=1803","title":{"rendered":"Finance Officer \u2013 Management Accountant at VisionFund"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VisionFund\u00a0Tanzania\u00a0Microfinance\u00a0Bank\u00a0Ltd\u00a0(VFT MFB) formerly known as SEDA\u00a0is a fast growing\u00a0and\u00a0reputable Micro Finance Bank (MFB), has a loan book of more than TZs. 44 billion and more than 60,000 customer base, more that 5,000 of them being small holder farmers. 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