Helper

<?php

namespace QDFileupload\View\Helper;

use Zend\View\Helper\AbstractHelper;

class QDFileuploadCollectionHelper extends AbstractHelper
{
    protected $thingy;

    public function __construct($thingy)
    {
        $this->thingy = $thingy;
    }

    public function __invoke()
    {
        // you can now access $this->thingy
    }
}

Module.php

    public function getViewHelperConfig()
    {
        return array(
            'factories' => array(
                'qdfileuploadCollection' => function ($helperPluginManager) {
                    $sm = $helperPluginManager->getServiceLocator();

                    $thingy = $sm->get('Thingy');

                    $helper = new QDFileupload\View\Helper\QDFileuploadCollectionHelper($thingy);

                    return $helper;
                }
        );
    }