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At the end Alistair Darling introduces finance officer (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

treasurer

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(Other definitions for treasurer that I've seen before include "Manager of funds" , "Committee member" , "Person holding purse" , "Council official" , "Fiscal officer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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