At the end Alistair Darling introduces finance officer (9)
I believe the answer is:
treasurer
'finance officer' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for treasurer that I've seen before include "Manager of funds" , "Committee member" , "Person holding purse" , "Council official" , "Fiscal officer" .)