Social services CFOs are expanding their roles from back office functions to strategic leadership. To prepare for the future, CFOs must focus on identifying new sources of value, leverage data and technology, and develop new skills in their staff. Automation will allow 22% of finance tasks to be performed by technology currently, growing to 36% in three years. While defining ROI on digital investments is still a challenge, social services CFOs are making progress in areas like planning, budgeting, and data analytics compared to the private sector. CFOs must enhance analytical capabilities and adaptive capacity to provide real-time insights across operational, risk and other data.