Section 25, Agricultural Research Institute Act 2007 (Act No. 25 of 2007), to

(1) The Institution shall have a Finance Directorappointed by the council who shall be the principal adviser to the Director-General on financial mallers of the Institute' Q) A person shall not be appointed as Finance Director unless he has - (a) a qualification in Association of Chartered Accounting or masters degree in the fields of Accounting, Finance or Business Administratiou O develop effective communication system and enstre proutpt communication between the Instiiutc and its stakeholders; (g) perform sucir other duties as may be assigned by the Director-G eneral' O) served for a minimum of 10 years in an accounting or finance related position, with at least 5 years at senior management level; (c) proven knowledge and experience in accounting and financial management' (3) The minimum terms and conditions of service of the Finance Director shall be determined by the council and shall be equivalent to or better than those of a Finance Director of Njala University, University of Sierra Leone or other public universities in Sierra Leone. g) The Finance Director shall be responsible to - (a) establish, maintain, constantly review and upgrade the financial management system of the Institute; No.28 ?lre Sierra Leone Agriadturdl Research Inslitute Act, 2023 35 (b) provide Decessary leadership to ensure frnancial compliance with public financial Acts and regulations at all levels of the Inslitute; (c) develop resource mobilisation stratery for the Institut€: (d) prepare annual and quarterly budgets and related reports of the Institute; (e) provide supervision and suPPort for other personnel involved in finance related work; ard (f1 perform such other duties as may be assigned by the Director-General